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The Paraguayan pork industry is projecting strong expansion in the coming years, with a 43% increase in exports so far this year compared to the same period last year, and estimates that the country could more than double the number of breeding sows in production between 2027 and 2028.
hugo-schaffrathParaguayan exports with a Certificate of Origin totaled $693 million in May, with the Americas as the main market ($510 million), led by Brazil ($190 million), followed by Argentina ($170 million) and Chile ($60 million).
indonesiaargentinaParaguay recorded a 46% increase in international tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period the previous year, leading global tourism growth according to the UN Tourism World Tourism Barometer, while South America as a bloc saw a 1% decline in the period.
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The President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, appointed principal and alternate representatives to the Board of the Caja Ferroviaria for the 2025-2028 term, according to Decree No. 6113 signed on May 27, 2026.
caja-ferroviariaferrocarriles-del-paraguay-saasociacion-de-jubilados-ferroviarios-del-paraguaysantiago-penaThe Paraguayan Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a warning for storms with winds of up to 80 km/h, heavy rain, lightning, and hail starting Sunday, with the phenomenon affecting 14 regions of the country through Monday night.
presidente-hayesmisionescordilleraalto-paranaFour ANDE unions have filed an unconstitutionality lawsuit against presidential decrees 5306, 5307, and their amendments 5860 and 5861, signed by President Santiago Peña. They claim the measures would cause significant financial harm to the state electricity utility — which manages Paraguay's share of the binational Itaipú dam — and result in a 15-year subsidy to a business group involved in crypto mining, data centers, and hydrogen production, with the cost passed on to the public through electricity rates.
andeDNIT projects that 90% of Paraguay's invoices will be electronic by the end of 2026, with more than 38,000 taxpayers already operating through Sifen, which validates an average of 2.5 million electronic receipts per month.
dnitregistro-unico-del-contribuyenteThe election campaign for the October municipal elections in Paraguay caused the Chamber of Deputies to fail to reach a quorum for a session this week, leaving nearly twenty bills stalled, including the creation of the National Care System, changes to the universal pension for the elderly, judicial reforms, land regularization, and a proposal for the automatic termination of child support at age 18.
hugo-mezaConatel launched Tender No. 01/2026 for Mobile Broadband, approved by Board Resolution No. 1309/2026, to award radio spectrum licenses in the 2,300 MHz and 3,500 MHz bands for mobile broadband services and 5G technology through a simultaneous ascending auction with base prices ranging from US$1 million to US$1.6 million. Bids are due by July 10, 2026, amid oversight by the Comptroller General's Office regarding the previous spectrum award to Nubicom Paraguay S.A.
nubicom-paraguay-saThe defense team of former minister Arnoldo Wiens appealed the definitive acquittal of fellow former minister Ramón Jiménez Gaona and challenged two members of the Court of Appeals in the Metrobús case.
ramon-jimenez-gaonaarnoldo-wiensmetrobusThe Senate postponed the creation of Smartum University due to the absence of a binding opinion from the National Council of Higher Education (CONES), as required by law.
Basilio Núñez, president of the Paraguayan Congress, criticized a possible smear campaign funded by Santiago Peña’s government against journalists and opponents, involving the agency Digimarketing SAS and connections with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies. The case highlights concerns about political governance and internal party dynamics in Paraguay, with potential implications for regional stability.
honor-coloradola-red-desinformantesantiago-penacamilo-perezEconomist Sergio Sapena warns that Paraguay’s actual fiscal deficit, estimated at 4% with accumulated debt of around 2 billion dollars, threatens the country’s investment grade. He recommends transparency in the figures and increasing the deficit to 6% to stimulate strategic sectors.
sergio-sapenadeficit-fiscalIndert transferred a three-hectare plot of land to the Ñeembucú Governorship for the construction of a recreational complex in Pilar, with an investment of US$5 million.
pedro-alliananeembucupilarThe Paraguayan government's debt to construction companies remains at US$300 million despite payments made in April and May, according to Capaco, which rejected the factoring system proposed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), considering it unfeasible due to the high interest rates charged by financial institutions.
jose-luis-heiseckemefsergio-sapenaJudge Humberto Otazú, of the Criminal Court of Guarantees Specialized in Economic Crimes, rejected the defense appeal of former minister Arnoldo Wiens and upheld the charges against him in the Metrobús case, concerning alleged acts of public corruption linked to the transportation project.
arnoldo-wiensmetrobushumberto-otazuCongresswoman Rocío Vallejo denounced an alleged scheme at the Attorney General's Office that would drastically reduce the amounts recovered by the state in legal settlements with private companies while maintaining high legal fees. The allegations raise important issues about governance and institutional integrity at the PGR, with implications for trust in Paraguay's legal system and for international investors and observers interested in the country's transparency.
patria-queridarocio-vallejoBrazil and Paraguay held a joint commission meeting to negotiate expanding the operations of the Puente de la Integración, with Brazil prioritizing cargo transport and resisting the passage of light vehicles, while complementary works on both sides of the border still need to be completed for the bridge's full opening.
puente-de-la-integracionpuente-de-la-amistaddaniel-falcon-linsParaguay's Electronic Identity has surpassed 1.5 million users, representing around 30% of the population over 18 years of age, and enables access to more than 480 digital public services through the Portal Paraguay, with the 18-to-35 age group accounting for 56% of registrations.
portal-paraguayparaguay-gov-pyParaguay ended May with the third-lowest country risk in Latin America and the Caribbean, with an EMBI of 104 basis points, trailing only Uruguay (61 points) and Chile (86 points), according to data from Bloomberg Línea based on the index compiled by J.P. Morgan.
uruguaychileargentinaboliviaFormer director of the Entidad Binacional Yacyretá, Nicanor Duarte Frutos, warned that Paraguay could consume all of its available energy in about 10 years and called for investment in new energy projects and the strengthening of the national industry.
entidad-binacional-yacyreta1020-amnicanor-duarte-frutosParaguayan slaughterhouses supplied 49.9% of domestic beef consumption in 2025, a jump of more than 12 percentage points compared to 2023, when their share stood at 37.6%.
The accelerated aging of Paraguay's population is already underway and will require companies to deeply revise their investment, employment, and productivity strategies, warned UNFPA specialist Claudina Zavattiero during ADEC's 18th International CSR and Sustainability Congress. She noted that the country will undergo in three decades an aging process that took roughly a century in Europe, which will reshape both consumer markets and labor availability.
adecclaudina-zavattieroAgricultural producer Almir de Brum, 32, was released this Thursday, April 4, after more than three months in captivity by the armed group EPP in Canindeyú, without any ransom payment, and is now at his home under the protection of state security forces.
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