The Central University of Paraguay’s proposal aims to attract about US$200 million in investment over five years. Its first phase, planned for February 2027, includes relocating the medical faculty.
Pedro Juan Caballero
Pytagua coverage mentioning Pedro Juan Caballero.
The Sarambí operation searched seven properties in Pedro Juan Caballero to investigate a suspected network moving stolen vehicles from Brazil to Paraguay. Marciano Denis Torales, identified as its alleged leader, was not found.
The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) destroyed five cannabis-growing areas with an estimated yield of 48 tonnes, along with 940 kilograms of processed marijuana, at a rural property in Bella Vista Norte, for a total of nearly 49 tonnes.
Judge Osmar Legal authorized the forensic extraction of data from four mobile phones belonging to former leaders of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) and a Ministry Public official to investigate alleged corruption networks and leaks of sensitive information in the #LaMafiaManda case.
Helga Solís Gómez, the niece of deceased lawmaker Lalo Gomes, turned herself in to police in Pedro Juan Caballero and was transferred to Asunción, where she will be investigated along with four current and former National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) employees for alleged criminal association, influence peddling, information leaks and obstruction of investigations.
MIGRAMÓVIL is planning to serve the foreign population at the Amambay Departmental Government in Pedro Juan Caballero from September 21 to 25, 2026, after recording 1,455 residence applications at the Mangaré Cultural Center in Ciudad del Este.
Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged five people and sought pretrial detention for four current or former members of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) and Lalo Gomes’s niece, who are suspected of leaking information about anti-drug operations to benefit the former lawmaker’s family. The case also involves the seizure of 4.255 kilograms of cocaine bound for Brazil and questions over the transfer of the agency’s telephone-interception system.
Paraguayan Deputy Minister Saúl Recalde apologized after being filmed holding doctor Freddy Hernán Cantero by the neck at the Ministry of Health and placed his position at the minister’s disposal.
Dense fog temporarily diverted international flights from Silvio Pettirossi Airport to alternative terminals, while Paraguayan air traffic grew 41.5% over a decade and is driving plans to expand airport infrastructure.
Senad seized 30 7.62-caliber rifles in Pedro Juan Caballero and detained two brothers. Authorities are investigating whether the weapons were intended for criminal groups in Brazil.
The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) seized 30 7.62 mm FAL rifles hidden beneath provisions in a pickup truck in Pedro Juan Caballero and detained two brothers suspected of preparing to send the weapons to Brazil, while Paraguay’s arms sector calls for a review of import procedures and authorizations.
The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) seized 5,967 kilograms of marijuana, destroyed eight camps and five hectares of cultivation in Capitán Bado, where it detained a 16-year-old, and separately seized 13 kilograms of the drug in a package at Silvio Pettirossi Airport.
Prison officers intercepted a package with explosive substances at Minga Guazú prison, leading to an investigation into possible dynamite manufacturing, while in an unrelated event, a driver was shot dead in Pedro Juan Caballero.
Paraguay's National Police has more than 120,000 identity documents and passports unclaimed by citizens and warns of fraud attempts by Brazilian criminals from gangs seeking to obtain Paraguayan documents.
Paraguay expelled to Brazil the leader of the Comando Catarinense, Fábio Celso Oberoli, and his companion, who were detained in Pedro Juan Caballero and are wanted for drug trafficking.
The municipality of Ciudad del Este is preparing a local ordinance and a bill is moving through the National Congress to regulate the circulation of electric scooters, aiming to reduce accidents following their increased use.
Paraguayan police dismantle a clandestine Tirzepatide falsification laboratory in Pedro Juan Caballero, seize a thousand vials, and detain three people in an operation investigating a cross-border distribution circuit for the lucrative black market of the drug.
Paraguay reaches the milestone of 200 aeromedical transfers while preparing for the arrival of storms and a cold front with strong winds and a sharp drop in temperature.
Paraguay and Brazil have launched Operation Nueva Alianza 56, a binational offensive with special forces and air support to eradicate marijuana plantations in the department of Amambay, aiming to destroy the drug trafficking infrastructure that supplies the Brazilian market.
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Paraguay has requested the trial of the son of former congressman Lalo Gomes, his former lawyer, and two notaries for concealing assets in the Pavo Real case, accusing them of being part of a scheme to frustrate the confiscation of properties and vehicles.
The Paraguayan government is accelerating plans to diversify its energy matrix with natural gas, solar, and wind projects to prevent the depletion of its electricity surplus by 2030.
The sister-in-law of San Pedro Governor Freddy D'Ecclesiis turned herself in to police to serve an 11-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and criminal association, a final conviction resulting from the 2018 Operativo Austral investigation.
The high volatility of the Brazilian real against the Paraguayan guarani is reversing the trade flow on the Brazil-Paraguay border, encouraging Paraguayans to shop in Brazil while reducing the purchasing power of Brazilian informal cross-border traders and affecting the value of remittances.
The nephew of Barón Escurra, Édgar Rafael Escurra, was arrested in Amambay along with three other suspects in an operation by Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD). The operation seized drugs, weapons, and vehicles, dismantling the alleged criminal structure he led following his uncle's flight from justice.