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Senator Javier Zacarías Irún responded with irony to businessman José Ortiz, who excluded him from the mayoral campaign in Ciudad del Este, citing high electoral rejection of the Zacarías family.
Paraguay's vice president travels to Washington for high-level meeting to strengthen ties with the US amid diplomatic tension with Brazil over Lula's statements regarding the War of the Triple Alliance.
An official study by Paraguay's Ministry of Health reveals that 24% of the population over 50 suffers from some form of visual impairment, affecting approximately 236,000 people, with cataracts being the leading cause of blindness.
Presidential hopeful Miguel Prieto promises comprehensive public healthcare and salary improvements, while denouncing judicial persecution by the Colorado Party and an alleged PLRA collusion to benefit the ANR in the 2028 elections.
Candidates for mayor of Asunción declared widely varying amounts for their campaign expenditures, with Camilo Pérez leading at G 700 million, while the 24 city council candidates from the Colorado Party collectively declared G 2.436 million, in public data that experts criticize for failing to detail the actual source of funds.
Paraguay's Social Security Institute seeks to recover $711 million from private companies and proposes a trust as a solution, while facing budget pressure in healthcare, with most medication funds consumed by oncology drugs.
Itá Lagoon requires urgent dredging to prevent drying out and to control alligator overpopulation, according to environmental and technical alerts.
Lula's statements on the War of the Triple Alliance, justifying the military budget, reignite crisis with Paraguay, which had already suspended Itaipú negotiations and recalled its ambassador in 2025, amid tensions over Brazilian intervention in Uruguay and 19th-century territorial annexation.
Colorado leader José Luis Rodríguez Robertti multiplied his salary in Paraguay's Congress nearly 20 times over 13 years, moving from a contract employee in the Chamber of Deputies to a director in the Senate.
Paraguay's labor market expanded in the second quarter of 2026, but informality reached 61.6% of the non-agricultural employed population, with 1.75 million workers lacking social protection.
A pro bono legal program at the Catholic University has completed 14 years in Paraguay, handling more than 800 cases for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
The president of Paraguay's National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt), Benjamín Barán, stated that artificial intelligence is already transforming engineering in the country with practical applications, but warned that its risks, such as generating false information, require critical human supervision.
The Paraguayan government and the APCC highlight the contact center sector, vital for generating youth employment and exporting services, and promote an international congress in September to consolidate the country as a hub for the sector.
Experts warn that only 31.3% of Paraguayan infants under six months receive exclusive breastfeeding, one of the lowest rates in the region, during World Breastfeeding Week, which also highlights national efforts to reverse the trend.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has enacted the law approving the Mercosur agreement to provide consular assistance to citizens in countries where their nation lacks representation.
Horacio Cartes suggested that Camilo Pérez consider charging vehicles entering Asunción. Soledad Núñez rejected the idea and attributed the municipal crisis to corruption and the alleged diversion of funds under the previous administration.
A three-day operation in northern Paraguay combined seizures with the eradication of crops whose potential yield was estimated at nearly 160 tons; in separate developments, three people were arrested in Ypané and a court conditionally granted former footballer Julio César Manzur house arrest.
Paraguay's Ministry of Health is urging continued prevention measures against dengue, zika, and chikungunya, even though confirmed cases are low, with only four in the last three weeks and 290 for the year.
The Consulate of Thailand has reopened in Asunción with businessman Jorge Salomón Jure Vallejos as the new honorary consul, in a ceremony attended by diplomatic and Paraguayan government authorities.
The Paraguayan government and industry associations have established a technical agenda to modernize mining with a new code, aiming to attract over $2 billion in investments, despite private sector criticism over a lack of dialogue in the process.
The Center for Judicial Studies launched a campaign warning that prison overcrowding in Paraguay, where 60% of inmates await trial, is worsening a health crisis with an increase in diseases like tuberculosis.
President Santiago Peña revoked the controversial "special permission" that had kept Carlos Liseras away from Conajzar, allowing him to resume his post after leaving the Senate, where he had taken a seat due to a vacancy created by the unconstitutional leave of scandal-embroiled Hernán Rivas and the resignation of substitute Julio Borba.
Paraguay's soybean industry recorded a 12% growth in processing in the first half of 2026, boosting exports of derivatives and the revenue generated by the value chain.
Paraguay delivered a protest note to Brazil over President Lula's statements about the War of the Triple Alliance, reiterating the request for return of war trophies, while the Brazilian ambassador stated the remarks were taken out of context.