Paraguayan specialist doctors withdrew their resignations and suspended participation in the September 21 and 22 strike after reaching an agreement with the Ministry of Health, which provides for negotiations on differentiated salaries for high-complexity fields, still subject to budgetary and legislative approval.
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Raúl Latorre said Hernán Rivas presented himself as a lawyer to represent the Chamber of Deputies on the JEM. Hugo Estigarribia said a final conviction could prompt an examination of decisions if Rivas’s vote was decisive.
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies completed only eight of the year’s 41 sessions because of a lack of quorum, leaving bills unvoted, and is preparing changes to its rules to enforce pay deductions and penalize absent lawmakers.
Estefanía Laterza de los Ríos has taken office as Paraguay’s ambassador to the United States with an initial two-year plan covering political, economic, trade, security, science, education, public diplomacy and community cooperation.
Alfredo Benítez remains director of Administrative Management at Paraguay’s postal service while awaiting a hearing on the conditional suspension of proceedings in which he is accused of falsifying notices in 19 enforcement lawsuits. The measure would include G. 100 million in restitution and avoid an oral trial without amounting to an acquittal.
ANDE has halted negotiations with ATOME to supply power to the green hydrogen and fertilizer plant in Villeta, deeming it unsustainable to maintain the proposed fixed tariff for 15 years, while Sitrande challenges the state utility’s reorganization and warns of risks to the electricity sector.
Paraguay’s national doctors’ strike suspended nonurgent consultations and surgeries for a second day as the National Medical Union demands pay increases, job stability and better conditions, while the government and Congress seek negotiations amid budget constraints.
The ANDE Workers Union (Sitrande) suspended its protest after Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies postponed the vote on the bill creating the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Hydrocarbons and announced a broad dialogue table with participation from the state utility, government, and lawmakers.
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies is debating a request to summon the Minister of Public Works over the state of highways, prompted by a fatal accident, while expecting to approve a new $1 million credit for her ministry.
Paraguay advances work on the bioceanic corridor and the paving of PY05, while the Legislature releases loans of $75 million for rural connectivity and $286 million for the southern bioceanic corridor after overcoming political impasses.
The campaign of Asunción mayoral candidate Camilo Pérez, which celebrates its team unity, includes public officials such as a deputy minister and a former presidential social media operator in its WhatsApp group for the press, raising questions about the use of state resources.
Eduardo Bolsonaro supports the Paraguayan Congress's condemnation of Lula over statements about the War of the Triple Alliance, which caused diplomatic friction.
The Paraguayan Chamber debates an IDB loan for rural connectivity that may be delayed due to disagreements in resource distribution, while the Senate advances with a Japanese loan for the bioceanic corridor.
Horacio Cartes seeks reelection to the presidency of Paraguay's Colorado Party, while the ruling faction faces allegations of internal division and political maneuvers in the Chamber of Deputies to pass a controversial debt payment bill.
Colorado leader José Luis Rodríguez Robertti multiplied his salary in Paraguay's Congress nearly 20 times over 13 years, moving from a contract employee in the Chamber of Deputies to a director in the Senate.
Paraguayan lawmakers, a lawyer who is the granddaughter of a war veteran, and Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro have condemned President Lula's statements regarding the War of the Triple Alliance, which they consider a historical distortion.
Deputy Yamil Esgaib wants Paraguay to adopt versions of national symbols associated with the Stroessner era. The 1842 record sent by the National Secretariat of Culture does not mention the red border cited by the proposal backers.
Former President Nicanor Duarte Frutos states that Vice President Pedro Alliana and Minister Juan Carlos Baruja will be the ticket for the Honor Colorado movement in the 2028 elections, as the movement celebrates the growth of its electoral potential following the municipal elections.
The public endorsement of former President Mario Abdo Benítez for the Colorado Party candidate Camilo Pérez in Asunción, formalizing the party alliance, has generated both internal celebration and strong criticism from party factions, such as from Senator Yamil Esgaib, who called him a "traitor."
Paraguayan congressional leaders were recorded on an open microphone discussing opposition lawmaker Raúl Benítez, who accused the conversation of revealing "mafia codes," while the ruling party dismissed it as a mere anecdote.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Latorre, stated that the request to lift the parliamentary immunity of Cartista deputy Esteban Samaniego depends on a deal involving three other lawmakers with pending cases, since removal requires a two-thirds majority and no single political force can reach that number on its own.
The Chamber of Deputies rejected on Tuesday two requests for information addressed to President Santiago Peña — one regarding the expenses of his trip to the United States to attend the Albirroja's debut at the 2026 World Cup, and another concerning the Comptroller General's review of correspondence that validated the 2,400% increase in the president's assets over six years.
The Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay has nine requests for the removal of parliamentary immunity pending, but President Raúl Latorre says there is no scheduled vote yet due to the need for unanimous agreement among the deputies involved.
The Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay was suspended for the second consecutive week after cartista (Colorado Party faction) deputy Yamil Esgaib threatened and provoked opposition member Raúl Benítez during the session, resulting in a loss of quorum and the session ending without any votes.