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The administration of Mayor Luis Bello faces criticism in the City Council over plans to rent trucks and the lack of public transport, while the municipality announces free festivities for Asunción's 489th anniversary.
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The Paraguayan beer industry, which generates about 30,000 jobs and holds 80% of the local market, was highlighted for its economic weight and dynamism by the Paraguayan Chamber of Alcoholic Beverages during International Beer Day celebrations.
The crisis in the Caapucú Municipal Council escalated with opposition councilors being locked in the chamber and targeted with pepper spray to prevent a session that would approve the resignation of Mayor Gustavo Penayo, who is trying to invalidate his own request after realizing his successor would not be an ally.
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Former Finance Ministers warn that Paraguay's tax capacity has reached its limit and that the growing fiscal deficit may be a structural problem, advocating for greater efficiency in public spending.
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President Santiago Peña celebrates the expansion of the Zero Hunger program, which serves over one million students, while Senator Ignacio Iramain criticizes the lack of reliable measurement of its real impact, pointing to operational failures and the absence of a baseline for evaluation.
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Paraguay's agricultural machinery imports grew 29.5% in the first half of 2026, driven by a historic soybean harvest and the appreciation of the guaraní, with tractors and sprayers leading purchases while combine harvesters registered a decline.
The Paraguayan government and businessman Henrique Junqueira announced the construction of the first export slaughterhouse in the San Pedro department, in the General Resquín district, with an investment of millions of dollars.
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The Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) withdrew its candidacy in Ciudad del Este to unite the opposition around Daniel Pereira Mujica, while the Colorado Party intensifies its campaign in the Central Department for the October municipal elections.
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The president of Paraguay's Congress asks Petropar to keep prices low to regulate the market, while he and other politicians, including former deputies and a senator, are linked to fuel stations of the state-owned company.
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Paraguay's Prosecutor's Office charged nine former IPS employees, including former presidents, for embezzlement of G. 61 billion in a contract for modular operating rooms never installed.
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The Central Bank of Paraguay reported that dollar credit grew 22.47% in the first half of 2026, reaching $13.7 billion, with services, construction, and housing sectors leading the expansion, while local currency credit advanced 3.77%.
Former mayor Miguel Prieto will stand trial in the Tajy Case after admissions by former collaborators, while his party denounces political persecution and expands international operations.
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A court ordered parents in Presidente Franco to vaccinate their three children after months of refusal, and the children were immunized in compliance with the judicial order.
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Paraguayan courts have definitively acquitted former Lambaré mayor Guido González of charges related to the deaths of two soldiers swept away by a flash flood in 2023, after the Public Ministry requested dismissal due to lack of evidence to hold him criminally responsible.
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Police inaugurate identification agency at Asunción Port to decentralize services, while the president of the IPS warns of an imminent healthcare crisis with the application of a law that reduces doctors' working hours and will affect around 2,000 professionals starting in September.
The tajy, sacred Guaraní tree known as lapacho, blooms coloring Paraguay and its flowering dictates cultural traditions, agricultural calendars, and has medicinal and historical material uses.
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The Peña government is preparing a temporary increase in the deficit cap while paying US$1.27 billion in quantified legacy debts and planning a return to the 1.5% of GDP limit in 2028.
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The National Development Bank postponed technical details to later stages in the 135.853 billion guaranis bid for a new banking core. ABC Color alleged possible favoritism toward the Vázquez Group, but the official DNCP registry does not prove this accusation.
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Eight politicians, including Vice President Pedro Alliana, Senator Lilian Samaniego, and former minister Arnoldo Wiens, have confirmed their pre-candidacies for Paraguay's presidency in the 2028 elections.
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ANDE is conducting studies to define a new technical, unique, and transparent tariff scheme for both industries, based on voltage level, and residences, aiming for the company's financial sustainability.
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The Paraguayan Chamber debates an IDB loan for rural connectivity that may be delayed due to disagreements in resource distribution, while the Senate advances with a Japanese loan for the bioceanic corridor.
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Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies debates a bill to eliminate the fee charged by Opaci on driver's licenses, facing resistance from cartismo, while proponents allege the private entity generated millions with the system and practices political patronage.
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Paraguay and the United States signed a civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement in Washington, with the leaders of both countries also addressing regional issues such as Venezuela and Nicaragua.
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Horacio Cartes seeks reelection to the presidency of Paraguay's Colorado Party, while the ruling faction faces allegations of internal division and political maneuvers in the Chamber of Deputies to pass a controversial debt payment bill.
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