Starting August 3, 2026, the Integration Bridge between Paraguay and Brazil will expand traffic to empty trucks and international urban buses, aiming to ease congestion on the Friendship Bridge and improve border logistics.
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Residents of Foz do Iguaçu and Presidente Franco are complaining about noise pollution caused by powerful sound equipment on the Paraguayan side, which crosses the Paraná River and disrupts rest along the border, despite a police enforcement operation that was carried out without continuity.
UNESCO declared Ñacunday National Park and the Moisés Bertoni Scientific Monument as part of the Upper Paraná South Biosphere Reserve in Paraguay during the 38th session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme.
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies approved, in an ordinary session, a bill establishing uniform rules for obtaining, renewing, and rehabilitating driver's licenses for people with hearing disabilities, prohibiting automatic refusal based solely on the condition.
Municipal authorities from Presidente Franco (Paraguay) and Puerto Iguazú (Argentina) met with diplomatic representatives to formalize an integration committee. The goal is to simplify customs procedures, facilitate patient transport in emergencies, and coordinate actions in the Tri-Border Area, especially with the imminent full opening of the Puente de la Integración.
Since 2024, ANDE has carried out dozens of operations against clandestine crypto-mining connections in Alto Paraná, with accumulated losses exceeding 11 billion guaraníes. The illegal activity has forced the state utility to redirect inspections to low-voltage networks, while continuing electrical modernization works in the region.
Authorities from Presidente Franco and Puerto Iguazú have initiated efforts to form a binational Integration Committee, aiming to coordinate actions in health, transportation, migration, and consular assistance, reducing bureaucracy affecting citizens of both countries.
In Presidente Franco, Alto Paraná department, a father refused to vaccinate his three children against measles, raising concern among health authorities. The director of the Tenth Health Region, Federico Schrodel, and the head of the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI), Sergio Cetrini, warn that misinformation can lead to outbreaks of the disease, which is highly contagious and has already been reported in neighboring countries. The Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents (Codeni) was notified and may sue the father for breach of duty of care.