The Vázquez Group, whose main bank received billions in public deposits from the social security institute IPS, expanded rapidly during the Peña administration, while the bank defends the legality of the operations.
Corte Suprema de Justicia
Pytagua coverage mentioning Corte Suprema de Justicia.
The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of former governor Hugo Javier González, making his 10-year sentence for embezzling pandemic funds definitive, while his defense announces a new motion to annul the verdict.
The National Single Registry (RUN) has begun requiring georeferenced plans in property titles to combat real estate fraud and strengthen legal security, in accordance with Law 7424/25 regulated by President Santiago Peña.
For Paraguayan minors traveling abroad during the winter holidays without both parents, a free judicial authorization is required. This can be obtained in person at local courts, through a public instrument, or via telematics, followed by legalization.
The governments of Paraguay and the United States issued a joint statement denouncing cyber espionage operations against Paraguayan state networks, which they attribute to actors linked to the Chinese government.
The Coordinator of Victims of the Promissory Note Mafia is denouncing judicial fraud that has resulted in forced evictions and the loss of property for rural communities and small business owners in Paraguay, demanding action from the Supreme Court and scheduling a protest for July 13.
The former president of Paraguay's state oil company Petropar, Delia Patricia Samudio, and her husband, José Costa Perdomo, have been arrested to begin serving prison sentences for embezzling 359.7 million guaranis from the state-owned firm in a fraudulent tender case involving tonic water during the pandemic.
Club Guaraní is demanding that the judiciary enforce an eviction order against the company YEM S.A., owned by congressman Yamil Esgaib, which occupies its land without paying rent despite court rulings in the club's favor.
The sister-in-law of San Pedro Governor Freddy D'Ecclesiis turned herself in to police to serve an 11-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and criminal association, a final conviction resulting from the 2018 Operativo Austral investigation.
Paraguayan congressional leaders were recorded on an open microphone discussing opposition lawmaker Raúl Benítez, who accused the conversation of revealing "mafia codes," while the ruling party dismissed it as a mere anecdote.
The Supreme Court of Paraguay suspended its jurisdictional, registry, and administrative activities nationwide in adherence to the national holiday declared after the historic qualification of the Paraguay national team for the World Cup round of 16, while maintaining scheduled judicial auctions and oral and public criminal trials.
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies rejected the request for an audit of the Peace Courts related to the alleged promissory note usury scheme, and the bill was referred to committees for review due to questions over its wording.
The president of the Magistrates' Impeachment Jury, Alicia Pucheta de Correa, proposed, in her personal view, a reform that would require all members of the body to be legal professionals and retired university law professors, in order to remove the influence of traditional political parties and reduce the perception of political persecution.
Spending on salaries in Paraguay's Central Administration grew 8.3% through May 2026 and now accounts for 53% of tax revenue, while tax collections rose just 1.2%, prompting the government to announce austerity measures.
Judge Dina Marchuk Santacruz, known as the "No Tears" judge, remained in office until age 75 after the Supreme Court of Justice unanimously approved in November 2025 the irremovability of her and 31 other magistrates who met the constitutional and legal requirements.
The Supreme Court of Paraguay upheld the conviction of Lieutenant Carlos Coronel to 30 days in prison for fraud, stemming from the misuse of identification cards during a UN mission in Cyprus.
Five months after it came into force, the National Unified Registry (RUN), created by Law 7424/25 and which merged the General Directorate of Public Registries, the National Cadastre Service, and the Department of Surveying and Geodesy under the Supreme Court of Justice, has yet to deliver the operational efficiency it promised, according to representative bodies of Paraguayan notaries. They point to a lack of real integration between databases, the persistence of separate procedures, longer processing times — from around 10 calendar days to up to 15 business days or more — and risks associated with the physical transfer of files between offices.
The Coordinadora de Víctimas, representing victims of the so-called "promissory note mafia," denounced the "absolute defenselessness" of thousands of Paraguayans affected by irregular wage garnishments and judicial enforcement actions, held the Supreme Court of Justice responsible for omission, and demanded that the National Congress initiate impeachment proceedings against the Court's justices.
Paraguay will present unprecedented asset forfeiture decisions during the upcoming Gafilat evaluation, as part of the Judiciary's efforts to combat organized crime, corruption, and money laundering.
The Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay unanimously upheld the 30-year prison sentence of former police officer Eusebio Torres Romero for tortures committed during the Stroessner dictatorship, rejecting the defense's appeal that claimed the crimes were time-barred and affirming that crimes against humanity are imprescriptible under international law norms.
The Paraguayan Senate is reviewing on Wednesday, the 16th, a bill authored by Senator Lilian Samaniego that proposes the so-called "express divorce," allowing couples with mutual agreement to divorce directly before a judge, without the need for lawyers or payment of court fees and legal costs.
Judicial clerk Antonia Galeano, a defendant in the so-called Ankle Bracelet Mafia case, will remain under house arrest but without an electronic ankle monitor, as she can no longer afford the equipment, according to a ruling by Judge Humberto Otazú.
The Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay unblocked the case against former Interior Minister Rafael Filizzola on Wednesday, June 11. Filizzola is accused of causing a financial loss of G. 1,131,812,500 to the State due to alleged breach of trust. The Court ordered the case file to be sent to the Court of Appeals, First Chamber of the Capital, so that its natural sitting members can resolve the pending appeals, ending a composition conflict that had stalled the case for over a decade.
Paraguay's Supreme Court rejected former Senator Kattya González's appeal, upholding the loss of her Senate seat and ending her judicial bid to return to the upper house.