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The Paraguayan government presented bills to create a Ministry of Mines and Energy and an electricity sector regulatory body, with broad private sector support viewing the measure as crucial for attracting investments.
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Paraguay's Congress automatically approved a reform that maintains a differentiated and more advantageous parliamentary retirement regime compared to the general pension system.
The drop in fuel prices in Foz do Iguaçu attracts Paraguayan drivers seeking savings, but long traffic jams on the Friendship Bridge reduce the benefit of refueling in Brazil.
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A judge ordered the removal of cameras and imposed restrictions on YouTuber Nathan Pratt Seastrand to protect the Ayoreo Totobiegosode indigenous people in voluntary isolation in the Paraguayan Chaco, following allegations that he offered money and alcohol to locate them.
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The trial of former senator Hernán Rivas for using a fake law degree exposes widespread flaws in Paraguay's academic document control system, with university authorities admitting irregularities and the Ministry of Education confirming its registration system is insufficient.
The Prosecutor's Office accused a couple of operating a pyramid scheme in Asunción since late 2025, promising high returns on events such as the pilgrimage to Caacupé, while in Encarnación a woman received alternative measures to imprisonment for diverting 200 million guaranis in a currency exchange operation.
In a podcast interview, US Senator Marco Rubio joked about bombing Paraguay while recounting the effects of the ketogenic diet, a week before signing a nuclear agreement with the country.
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The railway opened in 1861, grew into an Asunción–Encarnación spine and helped create towns. War, foreign ownership, underinvestment and road competition left most of the network silent.
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President Santiago Peña completes three years in government in Paraguay with economic growth, attainment of investment-grade status, and an increase in foreign investment, but faces a growing fiscal deficit, rising public debt, and structural challenges in areas such as tax collection, pension reforms, and institutional fragility.
Paraguay's DNIT will begin requiring the declaration of cryptocurrency transactions exceeding $5,000 annually for tax oversight, a measure an expert warns needs balance to avoid harming the sector with excessive complexity.
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Paraguay's Ministry of Industry and Commerce launched the Expo Maquila and Plaza Mipymes platforms, which will be part of the Paraguay Business Week 2026 in Alto Paraná with the goal of generating $1 billion in business.
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Police operations in Paraguay resulted in the death of a PCC inmate in a prison, the arrest of suspects linked to the faction and drug trafficking in several cities, the seizure of drugs and luxury goods, and the interception in Bolivia of a bus carrying marijuana that displayed the name of São Paulo.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña denied payment to foreign influencers in the country, highlighted the attraction of digital nomads and investments in infrastructure and security, but documents reveal the government allocated $1.5 million for campaigns with influencers until 2027, in addition to defending the Social Security Institute (IPS) and avoiding comment on Horacio Cartes' Senate candidacy.
An Argentine commercial mission with about 100 businesspeople is in Paraguay to conduct business rounds, mainly in the food and beverage sectors, aiming to open new trade channels.
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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 Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office formally accused former minister Arnoldo Wiens of causing a million-dollar loss to the state with the demolition of the Metrobús, while the politician and allies allege judicial persecution with electoral motivations.
Paraguay's judiciary has dismissed the criminal case against businessman Eugenio Sanabria Vierci, accused of negligent homicide in the deaths of four people, after approving economic compensation agreements with some families, a decision contested by other relatives excluded from the process.
Paraguay's Tourism Minister, Jacinto Santa María, resigned after three months for "personal and dignity reasons", and the government announced the merger of the portfolio with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
An American tourist was detained by police in Coronel Bogado, Paraguay, after being reported by residents for photographing an exotic plant in front of a Public Prosecutor's Office assistant's house.
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Paraguay has an official employment portal, public competitions, in-person recruitment drives and a large informal labour market. This step-by-step guide shows where to look, what to prepare and how foreign applicants should read the rules.
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The general private-sector minimum is Gs. 3,044,000 a month from 1 July 2026, but night work, day labour, part-time contracts, deductions and sector-specific scales change the calculation.
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Paraguay recorded a 40% increase in foreign direct investment in 2025, driven by hydropower and telecommunications, while the government launches strategies like the 'Industrial Revolution' to attract more capital and double GDP with sectoral reforms.
Paraguay integrated its police databases with Interpol for real-time queries, while Parliament debates a bill granting police access to private security cameras.
Asunción Municipality prohibits cutting trees on private properties without authorization, under penalty of fine according to Ordinance 169/2025, which classifies the infraction as a very serious offense.