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Society & Health - Sep 24, 2026

Money Back in Paraguay? When Retailers Must Refund — and When They Don’t

A receipt alone does not create a general right to return goods in Paraguay. Conversely, not having a RUC tax number does not mean consumers lose their rights or that refunds are inherently impossible. What matters is why and where the purchase was made: changing your mind after an in-store purchase, a defective product, an incorrect online delivery and a statutory withdrawal are governed by different rules. Even official guidance is inconsistent about one important deadline.

Politics - Sep 19, 2026

Can permanent foreign residents vote and run in Paraguay's municipal elections?

Foreign nationals with permanent residency have unusually extensive political rights at municipal level in Paraguay: they can register to vote, elect the mayor and Municipal Board, and under the statutory requirements stand for municipal office themselves. This matters in practice because municipalities regulate issues including land use, construction, streets, waste, markets and local traffic. One unusual provision of the Electoral Code, however, concerns foreign residents who are also entitled to vote in another country.

Politics - Sep 12, 2026

Who can stop whom? How checks and balances actually work in Paraguay

Paraguay's president, Congress and judiciary have separate functions, but power moves between them through defined procedures. A legislative veto is a particularly clear example of how proposals, votes, deadlines and counter-decisions interact – and why the document trail matters more than institutional labels alone.

Infrastructure & Environment - Sep 8, 2026

ANDE bill suddenly higher? How to check consumption, tariff bands and extra charges

Under ANDE’s standard residential tariff, the entire month’s consumption is billed at the unit price of the band reached. That can create surprisingly large jumps at tariff thresholds. Here is how to check a bill systematically.

Economy - Sep 7, 2026

Three Paraguayan procedures compared: where online service hands off to a counter

Paraguay has moved many government procedures online, but “online” means different things depending on the process. Temporary residency must be applied for in person. RUC tax registration starts online but, according to DNIT, is completed at a government office. An EAS company can be incorporated online, but the principal legal representative must meet specific electronic-identity requirements — and the subsequent RUC process may still involve an in-person step.

Culture & Sport - Aug 30, 2026

Discovering Paraguay: Three journeys, not a checklist of sights

Paraguay is not best understood through a collection of mandatory stops. Asunción, the southern corridor of Jesuit missions and the Paraná, and the Chaco are three distinct journeys, each with its own history, pace and planning needs.

Economy - Aug 29, 2026

Buying property in Paraguay: title, deed, due diligence and the border rule

Foreigners can generally buy property, but safe acquisition requires a current RUN review, seller-authority and physical checks, a public deed, registration and a specific test for rural land near the border.

Infrastructure & Environment - Aug 28, 2026

Paraguay's real winter: mild averages, frost and cold mornings

Paraguay's winter is mild on average, but it is real, variable and capable of frost and sub-zero temperatures. Station records and climate normals show why both “always hot” and “European winter” are misleading descriptions.

Society & Health - Aug 27, 2026

Residence, cédula and citizenship in Paraguay: three different processes

Migraciones grants residence, Police Identificaciones issues the cédula, and the Supreme Court handles naturalisation; one status does not automatically produce the next.

Security & Justice - Aug 25, 2026

Is Paraguay safe? What the crime data can—and cannot—tell you

Paraguay is more violent than Germany and Argentina but substantially less violent than Brazil on the latest comparable homicide measure. Inside the country, risk is highly uneven—and property-crime tables are much harder to compare than headlines suggest.

Economy - Aug 19, 2026

Why a hectare in Paraguay has no single market price

A hectare is always 10,000 square metres. Its useful price is not. Buyers need to separate asking price, fiscal value, legal title, usable area and the cost of making the land fit the intended use before comparing one Paraguayan property with another.

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