Peña attributed the attention surrounding the Comptroller General’s Office audit of the Superintendency of Banks to commercial disputes that reached Congress and, according to press reports, to political and economic interests behind headlines in some newspapers.
Fernando de la Mora
Pytagua coverage mentioning Fernando de la Mora.
Hernán Rivas's trial will hear the Public Prosecutor's Office's closing arguments on September 21 and deliver the sentence on September 24, while prosecutors consider investigating possible false testimony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Former UNA rector Froilán Peralta was released on September 3, 2026, after serving a three-year sentence for breach of trust related to a loss of G. 1.15 billion for the university.
The Caja de Jubilaciones y Pensiones del Personal Municipal (CJPPM), known locally as the Caja Municipal, is facing a crisis attributed to poor administration, delayed municipal transfers and limited state action, while 2,503 retirees have received benefits in installments since 2023.
Women account for 16% of mayoral candidacies in Paraguay’s 2026 municipal elections, up from 12.9% in 2021, while they represent 32% of registrations for Municipal Councils, according to the Supreme Tribunal of Electoral Justice, which is providing training to expand women’s political participation.
Paraguay's first multidimensional poverty map, released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), reveals extreme disparity between districts, with Puerto Pinasco reaching 82.2% of its population in this condition and Fernando de la Mora registering only 0.9%.
Former police officer Richar Cáceres Ojeda, who had been released by the Ñeembucú court system, was killed in a shootout with police in Alberdi after resuming a series of robberies.
Paraguay has launched a new electronic card to ensure free public transport for people with disabilities, compatible with the electronic ticketing systems of buses in the Asunción Metropolitan Area.