Hernán Ysidro Rivas Román, the former mayor of Tomás Romero Pereira, reported to the Comptroller General's Office (CGR) a drastic drop in his assets, which went from G. 1.29 billion in 2021 to G. 185 million in 2026. The difference of more than G. 1.1 billion was reported in his sworn exit declaration, submitted after his resignation to run for re-election in the October municipal elections.
In the most recent declaration, Rivas listed only savings of G. 5 million, cash of G. 10 million, and a vacant lot valued at G. 170 million. However, the 2021 declaration included items that disappeared in the current document, such as nine accounts receivable worth G. 425.58 million (from debtors like Darío Rejala, Agrincol SRL, and Triunfal SA), a second lot in Obligado valued at G. 250 million, and a Scania truck worth G. 500 million.
Meanwhile, Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies has kept requests for intervention in the Tomás Romero Pereira municipality stalled for three years. The ruling party bloc and its allies are accused of using maneuvers like 60-day postponements and a lack of quorum to avoid scrutiny of Rivas's administration. The local Municipal Board rejected the former mayor's financial statements for five consecutive years, citing serious suspicions of embezzlement of public funds.
The Public Ministry estimates the patrimonial damage to the municipality at approximately G. 9 billion, based on investigations that include a double-billing scheme, where the municipality allegedly used its own funds for works and simultaneously issued million-peso payment orders to third-party companies for the same services.