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.
Coronel Oviedo
Pytagua coverage mentioning Coronel Oviedo.
Attorney Lalo Gómez (Eulalio Gómez Batista) told El Observador Radio TV that political tentacles directly influence judicial decisions in Coronel Oviedo and the Caaguazú department, causing poor administration of justice, and alleged that Freemasonry exerts even broader influence over courts, lower courts, the Supreme Court of Justice and Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office, supposedly having already been denounced by Justice Minister Manuel Ramírez Candia when he was superintendent of the local judicial district.
Judge Mafalda Cameron Luque ordered the auction of Asunción’s “House of Horror” for 208 million guaraníes after allegations of irregularities in the proceedings, including failure to notify the heirs and manipulation of the Judisoft system.
The Ministry of Health assigned 44 ambulances to Rally Paraguay, prompting criticism over the temporary concentration of resources and raising questions about emergency capacity, public-resource allocation and regional event planning.
Thousands of farmers and Indigenous people marched in Asunción to demand land reform and housing, while the National Institute for Rural and Land Development (Indert) acknowledges having titled only 5% of lands acquired over 122 years and requests more resources to expand land regularization.
Tomato farmers in Caaguazú are selling at a loss, dispute official production data, and blame smuggling for the crisis threatening their livelihood.
Paraguay's Social Security Institute seeks to recover $711 million from private companies and proposes a trust as a solution, while facing budget pressure in healthcare, with most medication funds consumed by oncology drugs.
President Santiago Peña has enacted a law increasing the maximum prison sentence for adolescents from 8 to 10 years in exceptionally serious cases, following the murder of María Fernanda Benítez.
Around 150 Argentine brands are expanding their franchises into Paraguay, attracted by tax advantages such as the "Triple 10" system, monetary stability, and competitive costs, with investments ranging from affordable amounts to millions of dollars.
Photos reveal VIP cells in Paraguayan prisons, exposing illegal privileges for high-profile inmates, despite the government's promises to reform the penitentiary system.