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The Paraguayan Alerta Mafe system, in partnership with the company Meta, located a six-year-old child in its first case, which resulted from a family communication breakdown, while authorities state that all alerts issued since its activation in July have been resolved, without disclosing the total number of cases.
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The limited supply of fat cattle in Paraguay, caused by climatic factors and on-farm retention, is pushing prices upward and reducing slaughter schedules, intensifying competition among meatpacking plants amid external commercial pressure.
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The poor condition of roads in the Paraguayan Chaco is delaying the construction of 100 homes for the indigenous Ishir Virgen Santísima community in Fuerte Olimpo, with the project 55% complete and a completion date now forecast only for October.
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The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) tendered two contracts (IDs 488061 and 488092) with a total reference value of G. 1.089 trillion, financed by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), to rehabilitate and maintain 219 km of roads in Concepción, including route PY22 and strategic access roads such as the one for the future Paracel plant.
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The Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) arrested an on-duty national police officer who was transporting 20 assault rifles, which were hidden in a vehicle with a false bottom. The weapons were seized while allegedly destined to be smuggled into Brazil.
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The presidents of Paraguay and Ecuador signed seven bilateral agreements in Quito, covering security, defense, cybersecurity, and human mobility, with a focus on combating transnational organized crime.
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Paraguay and Brazil have launched Operation Nueva Alianza 56, a binational offensive with special forces and air support to eradicate marijuana plantations in the department of Amambay, aiming to destroy the drug trafficking infrastructure that supplies the Brazilian market.
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Paraguayan producers support maintaining vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease until 2028 to protect exports, even though the country is internationally recognized for its expertise in controlling the disease, as the sector warns that the current success does not guarantee conditions to suspend immunization without sanitary and commercial risks.
Groups have filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor's Office against mining company Latin American Minerals Paraguay for alleged environmental crimes involving cyanide in Paso Yobái, where an academic study detected levels of the substance up to 40 times above the permitted limit. Official inspection operations had already been carried out in the area in July to investigate contamination reports.
Construction on the Puente Bioceánico and Puente de la Integración border bridges is advancing, but the necessary highway access roads and customs facilities required for their full operation are only projected for completion in 2027. Meanwhile, the increase in traffic on one of them is already drawing criticism for a lack of urban planning.
After the first reactions to Lula’s remarks, Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies preliminarily approved a joint declaration calling for a formal request to return the Cristiano artillery piece, archives and other war relics. The final text is still pending.
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Paraguay has assumed the presidency of the Network of National Public Investment Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean (Red SNIP) for the first time, for the 2026-2028 period, and has presented its progress in incorporating climate criteria and evolving towards a more strategic National Public Investment System.
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A judge has ordered Paraguay’s Jury for the Impeachment of Magistrates (JEM) to release, within 15 business days, all resolutions and opinions signed by former senator Hernán Rivas. Rivas is on trial over an allegedly falsified law degree.
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The Encarnación Regional Hospital has become a mental health referral center in the interior of Paraguay with a new psychiatric unit, while the Itapúa General Hospital, its partner in the project, celebrates one year of operation with hundreds of thousands of consultations that reinforce healthcare access in the country's southern region.
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Air traffic in Paraguay grew by 13% in the first half of 2026, with 715,372 passengers transported, according to data from the country's civil aviation authority.
Paraguayan guitarist Berta Rojas has received the 2026 Honorary Guitarist José Tomás Award, the highest distinction of the Petrer International Guitar Festival in Spain.
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Camera monitoring on Paraguay's Bioceanic Corridor has recorded 23 species, including the threatened giant armadillo, using wildlife crossings built to safely traverse the highway.
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IPS plans to refinance short-term liabilities to free about 105 billion guaranis a month for medicines. The Economy Ministry and a Senate committee currently oppose bonds and emergency legislation, respectively.
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The Paraguayan Ministry of Economy and Finance will hold its third public bond issuance of the year this Wednesday, a reopening of two series maturing in 2030 and 2035, through the Asunción Stock Exchange.
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The Paraguayan government has announced a full exemption and discounts of up to 75% on more than 100 procedures for micro and small businesses holding the Mipyme ID. The measure was presented at the Mipyme 360 Forum to boost the sector that generates the majority of jobs in the country.
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Residents of the Mbocayaty neighborhood in Asunción are denouncing the halt in the land titling processes by the Municipalidad de Asunción and pressure from Grupo Vázquez to buy their properties, leading city councilors to request official information.
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A Macuco Safari tour boat capsized at Iguazú Falls, killing a Dutch tourist and injuring at least two other people.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and Peru's new president, Keiko Fujimori, signed agreements to strengthen bilateral cooperation in security and trade during the Peruvian leader's inauguration.
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The Comptroller General's Office of Paraguay has concluded that the asset growth of the former mayor of Asunción, Óscar "Nenecho" Rodríguez, is justified by his legal income, despite his resignation amid corruption scandals and being charged with criminal association.
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