Paraguay marks the 20th anniversary of the death of dictator Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled the country for 35 years until being overthrown by a coup in 1989, with a memory that still divides the country.
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The Paraguayan Senate postponed the vote on the fuel transparency law and the insurance bill to form working groups, following objections from regulatory bodies and lack of consensus in committees.
Paraguay's Internal Defense Operations Command (CODI) has spent $68 million since 2013, facing criticism over its limited effectiveness against the armed group EPP, whose attacks continue despite the military force's expanded operations.
The Senate and the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Paraguay have signed an agreement to investigate a scheme of fake academic diplomas, focusing on three areas: lack of accreditation, irregular courses, and direct forgery.
President Santiago Peña awarded Paraguay's highest military decoration to former president Juan Carlos Wasmosy and former commanders Eduardo González Petit and Silvio Rafael Noguera Ramírez during the ceremony for the 33rd anniversary of the Armed Forces.
The deficit of Paraguay's Public Sector Pension Fund (Caja Fiscal) reached US$216 million in the first half of 2026, financed by the National Treasury, with the military, police, and teaching sectors being the primary contributors, while a reform approved by President Santiago Peña is considered a stopgap solution.
The Paraguayan government has completed Operativo Umbral 3.5, transferring 618 inmates to permanently separate convicted prisoners from those awaiting trial, as mandated by the National Constitution.
Paraguay is accelerating the modernization of its Armed Forces with U.S. support, including the purchase of armored vehicles and the creation of counterterrorism units to combat organized crime.
Defense Minister Óscar González stated that organized crime and terrorism are the main threats to Paraguayan sovereignty, as he pushed back against opposition criticism of the military cooperation agreement with the United States and detailed an investment plan of over US$179 million for the Armed Forces.