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Practical guidance based on lawyer María José Ojeda Argüello’s interpretation covers rent adjustments, repairs, penalties, deposits, a photographic inventory made before signing and Civil Code provisions attributed to the law. Disputes and contract decisions require professional advice.
The National University of Asunción’s Law School opened a preliminary investigation into alleged attempts to alter grades after chats surfaced mentioning requests to pass students and lists of names, including student representative Alejandro “Tratito” Ovelar, while the authenticity of the messages and whether any changes occurred remain to be established.
Asunción has presented an urban design manual for the Historic Center that calls for wider sidewalks, pedestrian-only streets and shared streets, with guidelines to standardize public spaces under an urban resilience project financed by a $100 million World Bank loan.
WhatsApp messages submitted for forensic examination and examined in a report link Deputy Minister of Communications Alejandra Duarte to cash withdrawals, operations involving Azafrán and Prana, and the creation of phone lines used by pages linked to the so-called Disinformation Network. The records do not establish the purpose or legality of the payments or any possible criminal responsibility.
Nicaragua rejected Paraguay’s concern over its constitutional reform, defending national sovereignty, while Asunción said the changes could restrict political participation and undermine free elections.
A bill by senators José Oviedo and Rubén Velázquez proposes establishing the second Sunday of September as National Sopa Paraguaya Day to promote and preserve the dish, but the date still depends on congressional consideration and approval.
IPS, the institution that administers Paraguay’s social-security system, has launched a mandatory, free digital census to update the information of 90,855 retirees and pensioners by December 7. The procedure does not replace the quarterly proof-of-life requirement needed to continue receiving payments.
Raúl Latorre said Hernán Rivas presented himself as a lawyer to represent the Chamber of Deputies on the JEM. Hugo Estigarribia said a final conviction could prompt an examination of decisions if Rivas’s vote was decisive.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office accused former Ciudad del Este mayor Miguel Prieto, Sebastián Martínez Insfrán and councilor Valeria Romero of an alleged breach of trust involving Regional Hospital funds and asked for the case to proceed to oral trial. The request remains subject to a preliminary hearing.
Asunción bondholders will decide on September 16 whether to seek legal action if the municipality does not prove that it paid the G. 41.101 billion promised for the previous day, while accumulated debt and unfinished drainage works expose the administration’s financial crisis.
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies will again review a bill that could allow different financial products from the same institution to be counted separately, while IPS investments in Ueno Bank exceeded the legal limit described in the sources.
Dionisio Manuel Cáceres Cabrera, a former aide and alleged associate of Sebastián Marset, was arrested in Itacurubí during Operation Nexus II and is being investigated for possible involvement in an international cocaine-trafficking network that allegedly used football to move funds.
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.
Soledad Núñez presented five strategies to reorganize Asunción City Hall, focusing on fighting corruption, cleanliness, urban planning, recovering municipal spaces and assets, professionalizing employees and balancing the finances, with the capital’s 500th anniversary as the target.
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies completed only eight of the year’s 41 sessions because of a lack of quorum, leaving bills unvoted, and is preparing changes to its rules to enforce pay deductions and penalize absent lawmakers.
Senave has postponed until December 31 the mandatory registration in the Fruit and Vegetable Traceability System and the issuance of the Plant Traceability Document for bananas, pineapples, melons and papayas, allowing producers time to regularize their status and receive training.
Itaipu Binacional transferred US$310 million to Paraguay in the first eight months of 2026 for royalties, energy transfers and ANDE investments, bringing transfers since August 2023 to US$1.532 billion to finance the public budget, school meals, construction and electrical infrastructure.
Paraguay and Japan have signed a US$24 million grant to build and equip a space technology center at the National University of Asunción, focused on professional training, small-satellite development and the use of geospatial data in areas such as agriculture, environmental monitoring and disaster prevention.
The Trudgeon stroke, popularized by English swimmer Jack Trudgeon, was reportedly learned by him as a child while playing in the water with Payaguá children in Asunción and later spread with the expansion of competitive swimming and municipal pools. The account is based on a statement by the swimmer and research by Gary Osmond, although no record documents a specific teaching scene.
Paraguay’s 2027 General National Budget bill projects a fiscal deficit of 3.9% of GDP, spending of G. 166.3 trillion and increased funding for social programs, including 30,000 new beneficiaries of the elderly pension.
Jorge Brítez, former president of Paraguay’s Social Security Institute (IPS), chose not to testify to the Public Prosecutor’s Office about the failed installation of modular operating rooms at Central Hospital. The case concerns the management of funds and possible responsibility at an institution central to the country’s public healthcare system.
Coscoroba swans return to Paraguay in winter and can be seen in lagoons, wetlands in the Chaco and areas near the Paraguay River, where they feed and attract birdwatchers.
Rumors of possible impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court justices are dividing Paraguay’s Colorado Party, although no formal proposal exists. Senator Derlis Maidana said Santiago Peña denied any government initiative, while Mario Varela acknowledged discussions that could involve Liberal senators, Juan Bartolomé Ramírez and a possible political move after the municipal elections.
TECHO Paraguay is seeking to raise G. 1.55 billion by Saturday, September 5, to assist more than 500 vulnerable families, with about 8,400 volunteers mobilized at 211 locations and donations earmarked for emergency housing, community infrastructure and social projects.