Paraguay's National Constitution turns 34 this Saturday, June 20, marking the post-Stroessner dictatorship democratic era, but it faces threats of authoritarianism and noncompliance with its provisions, according to assessments by constitutional scholars and authorities.
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The Court of Asunción has definitively confiscated an aircraft carrying 265 kg of cocaine and sentenced Bolivian pilot Lucio Paz Fernández to 14 years and Peruvian copilot Elmer Figueroa Paredes to 13 years in prison for international drug trafficking.
Expert questions Paraguay's sovereignty in the Yguazú Digital project, a mega artificial intelligence center with Taiwan that will use energy from Itaipú, warning that the country will have no control over hardware, algorithms, or significant job generation.
Itaipú Binacional has launched five tenders totaling nearly US$11.4 million for private security services, gardening, tree pruning, and mineral water supply.
The Itaipú binational hydroelectric plant, which supplies about 90% of Paraguay's electricity and 7% of Brazil's demand, celebrated 52 years since its founding on Saturday. The entity highlighted production records and its diplomatic role in overcoming border conflicts.
Since 2024, ANDE has carried out dozens of operations against clandestine crypto-mining connections in Alto Paraná, with accumulated losses exceeding 11 billion guaraníes. The illegal activity has forced the state utility to redirect inspections to low-voltage networks, while continuing electrical modernization works in the region.
While the Brazilian side already has seven artificial beaches, Paraguay has only one. Regional workshops bring together 16 municipalities to consolidate a sustainable tourism corridor around the reservoir.
The president of IPS, Isaías Fretes, announced a complete audit of the social security institution's properties, aiming to identify the actual number of real estate assets, who rents them and for how much, with the goal of increasing transparency and combating possible irregularities.