Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service began a 30-day test in October 2026 of a biometric reader that records pedestrian crossings at Friendship Bridge and may help direct inspections.
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The Central University of Paraguay’s proposal aims to attract about US$200 million in investment over five years. Its first phase, planned for February 2027, includes relocating the medical faculty.
The removal of a 14-kilogram liposarcoma at the IPS Regional Hospital in Ciudad del Este shows that complex surgery can be performed locally, serving patients in Alto Paraná without requiring travel to Asunción.
Students from CRECE in Ciudad del Este won a hackathon with AI tools in Guarani jopara for teaching math and physics, which may be tested in schools.
Hernán Rivas signed 31 resolutions of Paraguay’s Magistrates’ Disciplinary Tribunal (JEM) after leaving office—15 of them after his replacement took office—and voted to dismiss 42 cases against judges.
Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service will demonstrate a voluntary new biometric system on September 30 at Friendship Bridge for pedestrians arriving from Ciudad del Este. Developed by Serpro, the system will be evaluated before any future implementation stages, Diario La Jornada reports.
Three vehicles reported stolen in Brazil were seized in Coronel Oviedo after a Toyota Fortuner’s tracking device sent intermittent signals. The investigation is examining suspicions that police officers were using the vehicles.
Sociologist Carlos Peris says violence and organized crime money in Paraguay’s municipal campaigns could lead to attacks, robberies and self-staged coups, including an internal coup by a candidate’s own team to finance a future campaign. He predicts conditions will worsen as the October 4 elections approach and more money is expected to circulate.
A truck with Paraguayan license plates was carrying 240 kilograms of cocaine hidden in four tires when it was stopped on BR-277 in Céu Azul, in Brazil’s Paraná state; the driver fled on foot.
Thirty packages containing 31.9 kilograms of suspected cocaine base were found beneath a truck cab in Ciudad del Este. The driver said he was transporting rice grains, and the vehicle was first taken to the Central Base of the Alto Paraná Regional Investigations Department and then to the Anti-Narcotics Department in Presidente Franco.
Former Paraguayan senator Hernán Rivas was sentenced to eight years for the indirect production and use of public documents with false content linked to his professional qualifications. His defense sought acquittal, challenging the search for records, the document-retention period and the lack of a description of a specific act attributed to him.
Two Congolese citizens were detained at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Luque while trying to board a flight to Europe with genuine Brazilian passports belonging to other people, revealing the use of Paraguay as a transit platform for document fraud.
Deputy Yamil Esgaib, elected in Asunción, has proposed licenses, paid registration — equivalent to the daily minimum wage — and rules for owning and taking potentially dangerous dogs out in Paraguay, covering more than 20 breeds and fines of up to 100 minimum wages.
Lawyer Mauro Barreto accused the Public Prosecutor’s Office and courts in Ciudad del Este of an alleged illegal-fee scheme, without presenting evidence or independent investigations, and criticized alleged privileges and protection among Supreme Court justices.
The Ciudad del Este Trial Court sentenced eight police officers to between seven and 12 years for the double homicide of Alex Ortiz Estigarribia and Gloria Espínola Cáceres, who died after a pursuit of Carlos Cato Cabrera, while two officers were acquitted and Jaime Javier Ramírez Brítez was not tried at this stage.
Miguel Prieto’s defense said at the Tía Chela trial that it will present suppliers, records and other documents to prove the delivery of 25,000 food kits during the pandemic, while challenging the alleged loss of G. 2.13 billion and the corruption charges.
MIGRAMÓVIL is planning to serve the foreign population at the Amambay Departmental Government in Pedro Juan Caballero from September 21 to 25, 2026, after recording 1,455 residence applications at the Mangaré Cultural Center in Ciudad del Este.
Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged five people and sought pretrial detention for four current or former members of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) and Lalo Gomes’s niece, who are suspected of leaking information about anti-drug operations to benefit the former lawmaker’s family. The case also involves the seizure of 4.255 kilograms of cocaine bound for Brazil and questions over the transfer of the agency’s telephone-interception system.
Paraguayan shoe manufacturers protested in Ypacaraí against the entry of Chinese products and asked DNIT to investigate goods brought from Iquique, Chile.
The trials of former minister Arnaldo Giuzzio, accused of aggravated passive bribery, and former Ciudad del Este mayor Miguel Prieto, accused of alleged breach of trust in the purchase of food baskets, have resumed in Paraguay.
The integration of the Urban Train with Asunción’s Historic Center and port is undergoing technical analysis under the Asunción 500 Years urban revitalization plan, with studies covering the route, stations, mobility and heritage preservation.
The Paraguay River continues to fall at most major ports, while the Paraná records isolated rises attributed to discharges and precipitation in the upper basin; forecasts point to a dramatic change associated with the consolidation of El Niño, with more frequent and intense rainfall and possible flash rises and flooding if the projections are confirmed.
The National Police and ANDE seized 25 cryptocurrency-mining machines from a residence in Ciudad del Este after residents reported intense noise, and the case was referred to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Puente de la Amistad will have partial closures from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday for repairs to the pavement, structure and walkways, while vehicle traffic between Ciudad del Este and Foz do Iguaçu remains open.