Cartist deputies Rocío Abed and Yamil Esgaib, who chair committees on the topic, either failed to attend or left early from an institutional event on public access to information, drawing criticism over their commitment to transparency.
Yamil Esgaib
Diputado cartista que bloquea pedidos de informes.
Paraguay's Supreme Court of Justice rejected an appeal filed by YEM SA, a company linked to Colorado lawmaker Yamil Esgaib, in the lawsuit brought by Club Guaraní to regain possession of the property where Bingo Guaraní operates. With the decision, the case returns to the Court of Appeals, and the club hopes for a final resolution after years of litigation.
Colorado Party deputy Yamil Esgaib refuses to show his business administration degree, questioned because it was issued by the same university involved in the scandal of former senator Hernán Rivas. He says he has nothing to hide but will only present the document 'when he feels like it.'
The department of Ñeembucú, a stronghold of Vice President Pedro Alliana, remains immune to information requests, with the government bench and Deputy Fabiana Souto, Alliana's wife, systematically rejecting the requests. Opposition member Diosnel Aguilera denounces the existence of a 'chain of command' to block transparency.