Asunción is considering using cameras to expand traffic enforcement amid a shortage of officers, while the Municipal Council discusses rules for a possible electronic system.
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Asunción mayoral candidate Soledad Núñez proposed firing municipal employees who do not perform their duties, abolishing the Municipal Traffic Police and fighting corruption, without specifying how those employees would be identified.
Renovation work on 16 blocks of Azara and General Díaz streets in Asunción has reached its final stage, with painting and road markings underway after asphalt repairs and the application of hydraulic concrete under the ASU 400 Blocks Plan.
Asunción continues to face service problems, debt and allegations under Luis Bello, while Óscar Pérez’s intervention at the Roadways Directorate approaches two months; ABC Color also reports on the “Mafia del asfalto” case, allegations still without convictions against officials from previous administrations, including Constantino “Tino” Ayala and Carlos Morel Gadea, US$22.2 million in overdue interest and partial payments without a global agreement, as well as the diversion of G. 512 billion in bond proceeds for G8 projects during the administration of Óscar “Nenecho” Rodríguez, and says Camilo Pérez and the councilor slate represent the continuation of the Colorado Party model of the National Republican Association (ANR), a party linked to Horacio Cartes, despite their rhetoric of change.
The Senate approved changes that would broaden the possibility of removing and auctioning abandoned vehicles in Paraguay after six months without a claim, but the bill returned to the Chamber of Deputies and is not yet in force.
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.
According to PMT director Leonardo Roa, customs inspections contributed to traffic congestion in Ciudad del Este, where queues stretched for several kilometers and waits to cross the border reached up to three hours. He also cited limitations in the road infrastructure.
Asunción organizes the "El Centro Alienta" celebration to welcome up to 50,000 fans in the historic center for the Paraguayan National Team’s debut at the 2026 World Cup, with security and infrastructure plans in place for the event.
José Gabriel Leguizamón Díaz, known as "La Vaca," was captured in Lambaré after a chase involving gunfire that began on Asunción's Costanera Sur during a marathon, resulting in the death of Guadalupe Yamile Simón Pérez, 25, who was riding with him in the vehicle.