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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.
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.
Paraguay's general private-sector minimum is Gs. 3,044,000 a month from 1 July 2026. The useful number, however, depends on whether the worker is monthly-paid, a day labourer, part-time or working night hours—and the official table should control the calculation.
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.
Former Senator Enrique Bacchetta alerted the Chamber of Deputies in 2020 about doubts regarding Hernán Rivas' law degree, whose trial for using a false document reveals certificates with serious spelling errors and testimony from a former university rector who claims to have signed it inside a car without ever seeing Rivas attend classes.
The Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies approved a bill declaring April 14 as National Vorí Vorí Day and analyzed a proposal to declare the Virgin of Caacupé festival as intangible cultural heritage.
President Javier Milei's government has regulated restrictions on access to Argentine public healthcare for foreigners without permanent residency, who must now pay for non-urgent care except in emergency cases.
A bill redirecting 500 billion guaranis from spending considered superfluous to purchase medicines is stalled in the Paraguayan Senate due to lack of opinion from the Finance Committee, which did not meet, revealing an internal division within the ruling party.
Paraguay's National Electricity Administration (ANDE) maintains suspended two strategic financial projects — energy sales to Brazil and a $198 million bond issuance — while focusing efforts on internal debt renegotiation programs and warning about the inclusion of defaulters in the Equifax credit bureau.
The campaign of Asunción mayoral candidate Camilo Pérez, which celebrates its team unity, includes public officials such as a deputy minister and a former presidential social media operator in its WhatsApp group for the press, raising questions about the use of state resources.
Paraguay's Public Ministry accused former minister Arnoldo Wiens of breach of trust and damage to the Metrobús project in Asunción, with estimated losses of Gs. 14.955 billion, and requested an oral trial, while also seeking to expedite an appeal in another corruption case involving officials.
Avianca will increase its flight frequency between Asunción and Bogotá to a daily service starting October 2026, an expansion that contrasts with the reduction in operations of local carrier Paranair due to operational issues.
Court unanimously acquits former judge Tania Irún of misconduct charges in the Alto Paraguai lands case, while in a separate proceeding former Petropar president Sergio Escobar Amarilla is accused of breach of trust in a contract that caused billions of guaranis in losses.
Paraguay’s fleet is large because the Paraguay–Paraná waterway is its commercial route to Atlantic ports. But the famous global ranking refers mainly to inland barges and push boats, not an ocean-going navy.
Paraguay's Court of Accounts ordered the Atyrá municipality to remove pipelines installed by Highlands Park to extract water from the Caacupé Aquifer, annulling a precautionary measure that benefited the development.
Paraguay's new SIARA system has already enabled thousands of people and legal structures and processed over 87,000 requests since its implementation in January.
Lack of practical experience and English proficiency are the main barriers for young Paraguayans to get jobs, according to a survey that also reveals a massive preference for digital and practical training.
A report from Paraguay's Public Ministry reveals that domestic violence, violent crimes, and the advance of organized crime are devastating indigenous communities, which also face social exclusion and loss of identity due to migration.
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies recorded that 84% of its sessions were interrupted due to lack of quorum, despite the high salaries and privileged retirement regime of the parliamentarians.
The Environment Commission of Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill transferring management of Asunción's North, Central, and South waterfront roads from the municipality to the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC).