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A technical report from the School of Engineering of the National University of Asunción (FIUNA) has identified low-resistance concrete and expansions without adequate reinforcements as the causes of the building collapse in Encarnación, which killed Monserrat Brítez and her grandmother in April 2025.
The hotel network in Itapúa, Paraguay, already has 70% of its 6,000-bed capacity reserved for the 2026 World Rally Championship, which takes place in August and is expected to attract 400,000 spectators.
Two former employees of Paraguay's tax and customs authority, DNIT, have been ordered to stand trial for extortion and corruption after being accused of demanding cash payments to release a shipment at the Luque airport.
Spanish Ambassador Javier Parrondo highlighted the 150,000 Paraguayans residing in Spain and projected that the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur will significantly boost bilateral economic relations.
Paraguay has signed open skies agreements with countries in the region to eliminate operational restrictions and expand air connectivity, aiming to boost tourism, trade, and consolidate the country's position as a logistics hub.
The IPS, Paraguay's social security institute, is facing a multifaceted crisis involving allegations of fund diversion to Ueno Bank, a chronic shortage of medicines, internal turmoil, and pressure from Congress, which is debating an emergency bill.
A former IPS advisor accuses president Isaías Fretes of suffering political interference and failing to report irregularities, while the administration announces its first criminal complaint and attributes the crisis to an inherited administrative disorganization.
Law 6534/2020 in Paraguay requires credit bureaus to include positive payment histories, limits the registration of defaults to five years, and prohibits the use of this data for employment purposes or to deny medical care. Meanwhile, the National Administration of Electricity (ANDE), Paraguay's state power utility, will begin reporting customers with overdue accounts.
The Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC) of Paraguay admits it is extremely difficult to identify all teachers with fake degrees after discovering that 550 user codes were used to carry out 130,000 irregular actions in the academic document registration system, with a formal complaint focusing on 330 suspicious titles.
The Paraguayan Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating allegations of alleged Chinese cyber espionage in state systems, filed following a joint alert with the United States, while China denies the accusations.
The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) has guaranteed the preservation of trees in the revitalization project of Plaza Uruguaya in Asunción following protests from residents, stating that removal will only occur if a tree poses an imminent danger.
Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile have signed the ALAS agreement to liberalize the regional airspace, aiming for more flights, greater connectivity, and reduced costs.
A farmer threatened to kill trespassers after around 50 ignored complaints about the destruction of his crops, in a long-standing conflict in the rural area that also involves accusations of environmental damage and mutual aggression between the parties.
Paraguayan authorities are assessing the impact of the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur agreement, which creates a free trade zone after more than 25 years of negotiations, as they await the final ratification of the political component by the European Parliament.
The Taiwanese company Master Bus will invest USD 30 million to manufacture electric buses in Paraguay, a project expected to generate thousands of jobs and has the support of the Paraguayan government.
The Paraguayan pharmaceutical sector is challenging a bill that would require pharmacies to provide free basic health services, arguing that it imposes excessive operational costs and transfers a constitutional responsibility of the State to the private sector.
The Spanish multinational CIRSA, controlled by the Blackstone fund, has acquired a controlling stake in Paraguay's leading casino operator, Slots del Sol, entering a local market that is seen as attractive due to its economic stability and regulatory framework.
The prosecutor ordered the preventive detention of eight tactical police officers for the shooting death of a 22-year-old young man who disobeyed a stop order in Alberdi, following a protest for justice held by family members and local residents.
The Japanese dredge DRM-5 "Paraguay", donated by the government of Japan, has arrived in Paraguay to ensure the navigability of the waterway, with its official christening ceremony scheduled for the visit of Crown Prince Akishino on August 19.
The Vázquez Group, whose main bank received billions in public deposits from the social security institute IPS, expanded rapidly during the Peña administration, while the bank defends the legality of the operations.
The Paraguayan government is accelerating plans to diversify its energy matrix with natural gas, solar, and wind projects to prevent the depletion of its electricity surplus by 2030.
Paraguay acknowledges a shortage of cybersecurity technicians after neutralizing, with U.S. support, a cyberattack attributed to China, a problem exacerbated by the private sector's salary competition.
The Paraguayan city of Atyrá, in the Cordillera department, has historical and religious attractions, including the Church of San Francisco de Asís, and a reputation for cleanliness described by ABC Color.
The Asunción Stock Exchange (BVA) projects a new historic record for operations in 2026, with the expectation that the National Treasury will resume issuing public bonds through the exchange starting in July. This follows a two-year period during which issuances were made exclusively by the Central Bank.