Health surveillance reported no confirmed dengue cases, outbreaks or deaths during the latest three-week period. Suspected-case notifications nevertheless increased in ten regions, including Asunción.
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The TSJE hopes turnout will top 70%, up from 63% in 2021. Pytagua found a gap between an adviser’s quoted 5.4 million voters and the official roll of 5,043,154.
Paraguay’s Electoral Justice is distributing equipment for the October 4 municipal elections, with voting from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The deployment includes 2,094 backup voting machines and one training machine at each of the 1,187 polling places.
Arlene Aquino, a candidate for mayor of Asunción who is studying political science at the National University of Asunción (UNA) and has never held public office, estimates that 500 billion guaraníes in municipal funds were allegedly diverted during Óscar Rodríguez’s administration. She compares the amount with the 5.105 billion guaraníes for which former Central governor Hugo Javier was convicted. Since November, she says, she has been campaigning door to door.
Defense attorney Guillermo Gayoso, who initially publicized an assault account, retracted his statements and attributed former governor Hugo Javier González's claims to delirious states. Meanwhile, the Public Prosecutor's Office maintains its primary hypothesis that injuries resulted from a fall at La Esperanza Industrial Prison, while the Chamber of Deputies requests state protection for the detainee.
Paraguay expanded rapid HIV testing across the public health network and accelerated the start of antiretroviral treatment: 371,480 tests were conducted in 2025, while 180 people began therapy between November 2025 and August 2026, including 139 in 2026.
Debate over Paraguay’s 2027 social budget questioned the results of programs such as Tekoporã and Tenonderã and the operation of Hambre Cero, whose contracts totaled G. 3.8 trillion for Comepar and Ladero Paraguayo, while lawmakers demanded oversight of school time and the use of funds.
Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office prioritizes the theory that Hugo Javier González fell after becoming unwell but is keeping open the possibility of an assault while awaiting tests and forensic examinations; his cellmate reaffirmed the account, and the defense ruled out a targeted attack.
Residents are demanding explanations from the Municipality of Lambaré over the alleged disbursement of about G. 6 billion for a road project with no visible progress, while potholes, poor drainage and accumulated waste are worsening streets and sidewalks, although the figure and payments still need to be verified in official documents.
Paraguay recorded 154,041 procedures on Portal Paraguay in August, which continues to have more than 500,000 active monthly users, while SIFEN surpassed 50,000 taxpayers authorized to issue electronic tax documents, concentrated mainly among small businesses and in the country’s main economic centers.
TECHO Paraguay is seeking to raise G. 1.55 billion by Saturday, September 5, to assist more than 500 vulnerable families, with about 8,400 volunteers mobilized at 211 locations and donations earmarked for emergency housing, community infrastructure and social projects.
A joint operation seized more than 7,000 doses of cocaine, marijuana, weapons, cash and property in five searches in Guarambaré. Twelve people were detained or identified, while investigators examine possible links to a small-scale drug-trafficking and money-laundering structure.
Asunción Mayor Luis Bello appointed Víctor Basualdo, convicted of breach of trust and criminal association in a scheme to divert public funds, as director of Urban Services, prompting a motion of censure from the Municipal Board.
Paraguayan governor Ricardo Estigarribia has formalized his pre-candidacy for the 2028 presidency under the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), advocating for opposition unity, while reports question his administration, citing alleged irregularities in public tenders and his economic rise after taking public office.
Paraguay's Ministry of Health is urging continued prevention measures against dengue, zika, and chikungunya, even though confirmed cases are low, with only four in the last three weeks and 290 for the year.
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Paraguay recorded 14 femicides and 24 attempts through July 2026, leaving 26 children orphaned, with the majority of the crimes occurring inside the home and committed by partners or ex-partners.
An expert reports that approximately one thousand flights carrying cocaine land monthly on clandestine airstrips in Paraguay, primarily in the Central region bordering the Paraguay River. From there, the drugs travel via the Paraguay-Paraná waterway to Europe or overland to Brazil and Argentina, in an operation facilitated by bribes and low state capacity.
A 68-year-old man died after being attacked by a swarm of bees during a soccer match in Iturbe, Paraguay.
The Areguá Strawberry Expo, which has been underway since July 5th with over 80 producers, will have its official inauguration this Friday with a ceremonial act and an artistic festival, after being declared of National Interest by Paraguay's Congress.
The Senate approved a request for information from the Ministry of Social Development to obtain the list of contracted companies and family farming producers that supply the Hambre Cero program in the Central Department, aiming for greater transparency.
Paraguay has raised $9 billion in sovereign bonds since 2013, with funds allocated to public bodies and infrastructure projects, as it begins a 77-day municipal election campaign marked by criticism over the lack of regulation for digital advertising.
The 2022 Census reveals that Asunción is the city losing the most inhabitants in Paraguay, with an intense migratory flow to the Central department, redrawing
Paraguay's maquila export regime grew by 25% in the first half of 2026, reaching $717 million, with the Mercosur trade bloc as its main destination and a 6% increase in jobs.
A teacher reported to the Senate Special Commission a scheme that multiplied purchase debts through compulsory salary deductions, involving companies such as Nueva Visión S.A., which issued multiple authorizations for the same product, inflating amounts originally paid by teachers and public employees.