Paraguayan shoe manufacturers protested in Ypacaraí against the entry of Chinese products and asked DNIT to investigate goods brought from Iquique, Chile.
Mercado 4
Pytagua coverage mentioning Mercado 4.
SENAD carried out three searches at Mercado 4 in Asunción and found different types of medicines in a basement while investigating suspected irregular sales of controlled medicines and contraband products. The items’ origin and legal status remain subject to verification.
A study involving the Market 4 Directorate, the Municipality of Asunción and engineering students from Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic University (UC) proposes turning one lane of Rodríguez de Francia Avenue, in front of the market, into a protected pedestrian area, while organizing loading and unloading and regularizing more than 100 sales points.
Paraguayans consume the traditional carrulim drink on the first day of August to ward off bad luck, while doctors warn of health risks such as toxicity and risk of miscarriage.
The president of Paraguay's Congress, Basilio "Bachi" Núñez, is the most sought-after Judas Kái effigy among Market 4 vendors in Asunción for this year's San Juan celebrations.