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Paraguayan access roads to Puente de la Integración became 15.23% more expensive, reaching G. 926.724 billion, while the bridge over the Monday River reached 45% completion, leaving the cross-border connection between Presidente Franco and Foz de Yguazú incomplete.
Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office prioritizes the theory that Hugo Javier González fell after becoming unwell but is keeping open the possibility of an assault while awaiting tests and forensic examinations; his cellmate reaffirmed the account, and the defense ruled out a targeted attack.
Operations by the National Anti-Drug Secretariat and Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service seized about 595 kilograms of marijuana in Salto del Guairá and at the Friendship Bridge on the Paraguay-Brazil border.
Paraguay requires companies and other covered legal structures to report their beneficial owners. These are the natural persons who ultimately stand behind an entity — for example because they hold at least 10% of its capital, control substantial voting rights or exercise control in another way. Where foreign companies are shareholders, identifying the beneficial owner may require tracing several layers of ownership. This guide explains who qualifies, why the information must be reported and what role SIARA plays.
Itaipu opened its spillway on Sunday to release excess water and control the reservoir level after increased rainfall, with the flow reaching 3,100 m³/s and no impact on electricity supplies to Brazil and Paraguay.
The integration of the Urban Train with Asunción’s Historic Center and port is undergoing technical analysis under the Asunción 500 Years urban revitalization plan, with studies covering the route, stations, mobility and heritage preservation.
The Paraguay River continues to fall at most major ports, while the Paraná records isolated rises attributed to discharges and precipitation in the upper basin; forecasts point to a dramatic change associated with the consolidation of El Niño, with more frequent and intense rainfall and possible flash rises and flooding if the projections are confirmed.
Paraguay’s currency exchange houses recorded a year-on-year decline in distributable profits in July despite an increase in transactions, due to narrower margins, competition, exchange-rate volatility and the digitalization of services.
In Paraguay, about 60.1% of people working outside agriculture were informally employed in 2025. At the same time, the average annual wage of around US$6,300 used in an international comparison is well below a reference level derived from research into income and well-being. The figures measure different things, but together they show why both income and access to formal employment matter when assessing Paraguay's labour market.
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies will consider on September 15 bills to unblock compensation for children of victims of Alfredo Stroessner’s dictatorship and restore symbols associated with the regime, as well as proposals on sports inclusion for neurodivergent people and increased penalties for facilitating prisoners’ escapes.
Renovation work on 16 blocks of Azara and General Díaz streets in Asunción has reached its final stage, with painting and road markings underway after asphalt repairs and the application of hydraulic concrete under the ASU 400 Blocks Plan.
Families of four victims of the crash that killed six people in September 2024 in Pedrozo have sued the Paraguayan state and the Ministry of Public Works and Communications, seeking G. 27 billion in damages and alleging failures in the installation and maintenance of the traffic light on a descent on Route PY-02.
Asunción continues to face service problems, debt and allegations under Luis Bello, while Óscar Pérez’s intervention at the Roadways Directorate approaches two months; ABC Color also reports on the “Mafia del asfalto” case, allegations still without convictions against officials from previous administrations, including Constantino “Tino” Ayala and Carlos Morel Gadea, US$22.2 million in overdue interest and partial payments without a global agreement, as well as the diversion of G. 512 billion in bond proceeds for G8 projects during the administration of Óscar “Nenecho” Rodríguez, and says Camilo Pérez and the councilor slate represent the continuation of the Colorado Party model of the National Republican Association (ANR), a party linked to Horacio Cartes, despite their rhetoric of change.
During a visit to Paraguay, Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni warned that punitive policies, lawfare, and the weakening of police forces and institutions threaten Latin American democracy; he criticized the Inter-American Court’s slowness and the excessive use of abbreviated proceedings, and defended artificial intelligence only as an auxiliary tool for the justice system.
Sedeco has requested a full veto of a law requiring creditors to return paid promissory notes and providing for a fine equal to 20% of the document’s value, arguing that the measure improperly expands its authority to cover disputes between private parties; while the Executive makes its decision, the current rules remain in force.
Santiago Peña reshuffled Paraguay’s health leadership, appointing Isaías Fretes as minister and Derlis León as IPS president, while doctors maintain a strike over a salary increase and an audit warns about the concentration of social security funds at Ueno Bank.
How high are incomes in Paraguay? An analysis of the 2025 EPHC finds a median of about Gs. 2.69 million for people reporting positive monthly income from their main occupation. The average is considerably higher at Gs. 3.27 million. That difference helps explain the country's income distribution more clearly.
The September 2021 murder of Mauricio Schuartzman in Asunción converged with Operation Smart and the A Ultranza investigation into an international cocaine-trafficking and money-laundering network attributed by authorities to Sebastián Marset and Miguel Insfrán, leading to the operation’s launch five months later.
The elevators at the Pedrozo footbridge in Ypacaraí were removed after failures and residents’ criticism, leaving the accessibility planned for the project unresolved while ramp-equipped minibuses continue to transport pedestrians.
The expansion of Paraguay’s private ports requires permanent dredging of the Paraguay and Paraná rivers, coordination with Argentina and improvements to access roads, since 80% to 90% of import and export cargo depends on the waterway and road transport.
Residents of Tablada Nueva and Virgen de Fátima in Asunción are asking the courts to suspend slaughtering operations and progressively relocate the Beef SA and Frigomerc SA slaughterhouses, citing smoke, odors, pests and health risks in a residential area.
By October 9, the Juror for the Trial of Magistrates will assess whether four orders requiring reports to be removed from ABC Color’s digital archive constituted censorship and decide whether to open an investigation or proceedings against the judges involved.
Private fuel distributors in Paraguay are considering increases of up to G. 800 per liter because of higher oil prices, while Petropar is temporarily maintaining prices with older inventories and the sector warns of effects on transport, freight and food.
Robert Harrison confirmed Gustavo Alfaro will remain with the Paraguayan national team through the 2030 World Cup after the coach took La Albirroja back to the 2026 tournament, 16 years later, with the documents due to be signed when he returns on Monday.