Two 9-year-old twin brothers were found on a farm in the Potrerito colony in Capitán Bado showing signs of intoxication. Their mother reported the stepfather, who took them from school and disappeared. The children were transferred to the Regional Hospital of Pedro Juan Caballero. The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the case.
Hospital Regional de Pedro Juan Caballero
Centro de salud al que fue trasladado el condenado tras sufrir lesiones en el incidente.
João Morel, 42, was shot dead in Pedro Juan Caballero. Police are investigating the possibility of mistaken identity, as the victim owned a body shop and paint workshop.
The city of Pedro Juan Caballero, in the department of Amambay, was the scene of three notable events in May 2026: a fire that destroyed the home of an 85-year-old woman, the death of the city's oldest woman at age 110, and the shooting murder of a Brazilian mechanic, in a case treated as possible contract killing.
A man, apparently Brazilian, was shot in San Pedro in an alleged sicariato attack. The victim, who worked as a panel beater, was taken to the Regional Hospital and underwent surgery; his health condition is unknown.
Félix Leonor Quiñónez Herrera was sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted homicide that occurred in May 2022 in Pedro Juan Caballero, after shooting at a driver who, in retaliation, ran him over. The unanimous sentence was handed down by a Sentencing Court, based on documentary and testimonial evidence presented by the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Liz Mabel Benítez Báez, 23, was detained in Villarrica after a chase that included shots fired at the vehicle where she was with her three-month-old daughter. Inside the car and on her body, more than 48 grams of split cocaine were found.