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At 40, Yuyito gets food cut into pieces to make chewing easier and regular veterinary checkups at the Asunción Zoo; staff also ask visitors to avoid noise and behavior that could hurt him.
A review by COAPY and Somos Anticorrupción Py names 21 ANR leaders: six final convictions, five appealable sentences and 10 cases without a final conviction. The list classifies Erico Galeano’s conviction as final while noting a pending constitutional challenge.
Paraguay's user rules generally start with a traceable complaint to the actual water-service provider and then allow a possible appeal to the Ente Regulador de Servicios Sanitarios (ERSSAN), the regulator for drinking-water and sewerage services. Preserve the provider identity, case number, problem-specific deadline and evidence file; the regulator's provider map is useful sector context, not a reliable address-level lookup.
Paraguay has US$1,627.7 million in external financing for infrastructure, sanitation, energy and development, spread across operations at different stages of approval and administration. The amounts are not actual disbursements and should not be interpreted as entirely available for immediate implementation.
The fire aboard the Bakana hotel boat on the Paraguay River caused significant property damage and economic losses, while firefighters in Ciudad del Este and San Juan Bautista are fundraising to buy vehicles, with collections scheduled for October 4 and 9, respectively.
Hernán Rivas’s eight-year first-instance conviction, which remains appealable, could strengthen former judge Tania Irún’s constitutional challenge, which points to a discrepancy between his written opinion and decisive vote on the JEM. Mario Varela says he changed his position and backed Rivas’s departure from the JEM’s leadership, while prosecutors foresee new investigations.
Paraguay has opened its first Robotic Surgery Training Center, equipped with the South Korean REVO-i system, in a cooperative initiative between the two countries aimed at training professionals and positioning Paraguay as a regional training center.
The Paraná Military Police and Brazil’s Federal Police seized 40,000 boxes of cigarettes of Paraguayan origin in Mercedes, Paraná. The shipment was reportedly smuggled, and its estimated value is R$2.65 million.
Arlene Aquino, a candidate for mayor of Asunción who is studying political science at the National University of Asunción (UNA) and has never held public office, estimates that 500 billion guaraníes in municipal funds were allegedly diverted during Óscar Rodríguez’s administration. She compares the amount with the 5.105 billion guaraníes for which former Central governor Hugo Javier was convicted. Since November, she says, she has been campaigning door to door.
Residents of the San Roque and San Antonio neighborhoods in Lambaré went more than 24 hours without water after a maintenance shutdown by the Sanitary Services Company (Essap), which was expected to last about five hours. They demanded that service be restored.
Operations in Tava’i, Caazapá, and Bella Vista Norte, Amambay, eradicated 26 hectares of cannabis. In Tava’i, the official tally also recorded 50 kilograms of chopped cannabis destroyed and estimated losses of more than US$4.5 million.
Paraguay’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) warned producers that temperatures could reach 43 °C in the Chaco between Saturday and Monday and recommended protecting crops and animals. Forecasts published by La Nación and El Nacional point to intense heat and possible isolated showers, and advise staying hydrated, avoiding peak sun hours and using sunscreen.
Pork’s share of the Paraguayan market rose from 5% to 15%, while sales volume grew by nearly 6,000 kilograms compared with the previous year. Profitability, however, stood at about 2% amid a drop in the price per kilogram, Gustavo Lezcano of Capasu said in an interview with Radio 1000.
Paraguay has added the digital certificates for its electronic passports to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s global directory, enabling participating countries to verify document authenticity and the integrity of chip data under a shared standard, without changing visa or entry rules.
Paraguay’s GDP grew 4% in the second quarter, with net external demand adding 6.7 percentage points as domestic demand contracted. Economist Rodrigo Ibarrola said growth remains close to its potential, with no cause for concern.
For an existing marriage celebrated abroad, Paraguay may offer an administrative registration route for marriages between Paraguayans, or between a Paraguayan and a foreign spouse, when the spouses have permanent domicile in Paraguay and the Civil Registry requirements are met. The file turns on the foreign act, apostille or legalization, Spanish translation when needed, identity records, life-and-residence evidence and proof of entry. If the administrative requirements are not met, the route indicated by the Civil Registry is judicial registration.
Sociologist Carlos Peris says violence and organized crime money in Paraguay’s municipal campaigns could lead to attacks, robberies and self-staged coups, including an internal coup by a candidate’s own team to finance a future campaign. He predicts conditions will worsen as the October 4 elections approach and more money is expected to circulate.
Soledad Núñez pledged to audit Óscar Rodríguez’s administration if she wins the October 4 election, after he gave her 24 hours to substantiate her accusation of theft or delete the post, which showed the phrase “they’ll take care of him” alongside an image of Camilo Pérez.
A team found an empty grave in Itá Municipal Cemetery while searching for possible remains of Martin Bormann, while accounts attributed to former SS officer Alfonz Dierckx place Josef Mengele in Hohenau in the early 1960s.
Paraguayan chia exports nearly quintupled between the 2018/19 and 2025/26 harvests, reaching 83,591 tons and US$233.6 million, with sales to 90 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Middle East.
During a surprise ‘Taguato’ visit to San Lorenzo General Hospital, Paraguay’s health minister, Isaías Fretes, pointed to staff shortages and laboratory problems, toured services including diagnostic imaging, and advocated protocols and audits to reduce unnecessary tests.
After growers made public requests, Petropar will hire private mill Neualco through a public tender to grind some of the sugarcane registered in Mauricio José Troche, helping the state company meet its grinding and absolute-alcohol production targets for the 2026 harvest.
IPS cut the temporary cap on the Banco Atlas trust account from G. 160 billion to G. 80 billion, making up to G. 80 billion available to the Sickness and Maternity Fund while leaving payments on bonds that financed infrastructure works unchanged. The bank said the funds held in the account generated financial returns and that it will continue working with the institute and regulatory authorities.
A truck with Paraguayan license plates was carrying 240 kilograms of cocaine hidden in four tires when it was stopped on BR-277 in Céu Azul, in Brazil’s Paraná state; the driver fled on foot.