The Specialized Organized Crime Sentencing Court ordered the pretrial detention of former Colorado Party senator Erico Galeano, sentenced to 13 years in prison for money laundering and criminal association in the context of Operation A Ultranza. The defense has appealed to the Supreme Court of Justice with a motion of unconstitutionality, while Galeano awaits at the National Center for Pretrial Detainees (formerly Tacumbú).
Juan Dávalos
Juez del Tribunal de Sentencia en el caso de Erico Galeano.
Paraguay's Appeals Court is set to rule on an appeal that could lead to the pretrial detention of former Senator Erico Galeano, sentenced to 13 years for money laundering and criminal association. The defense is trying to avoid imprisonment, while the Public Prosecutor's Office is requesting immediate detention.
Former senator Erico Galeano, sentenced to 13 years for money laundering and criminal association in the A Ultranza Py operation, awaits a decision on his place of detention. While the Ministry of Justice says the National Center for Pretrial Detainees (former Tacumbú) can house him, the defense argues the facility poses a risk to the health and safety of the politician, who is a colon cancer survivor.
The Vice Ministry of Transport (VMT) has officially launched the Integral Control and Monitoring System (SICM), which monitors bus frequency and routes in real time in the metropolitan area. The technology cross-references GPS data with electronic ticketing validations and has already detected an increase in the number of vehicles running during peak hours. Companies that violate the rules will be fined, with a three-month partial tolerance period before full enforcement of Resolution 120/2025.
Former Colorado senator Erico Galeano, held in pretrial detention, has filed a constitutional challenge against the rulings that sentenced him to 13 years in prison for money laundering and criminal association, alleging violations of due process and the presumption of innocence.