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Paraguayan public entities are massively resorting to the argument of 'unavoidable urgency' to make purchases without bidding, a practice criticized by Senator Rafael Filizzola, who warns that the legal exception has become the rule.
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Consumer credit in Paraguay grew 25% through July, boosting e-commerce which projects 40 million transactions in 2026, while the IMF warns of over-indebtedness risks and the Central Bank defends the growth as economic expansion.
The Supreme Court of Paraguay pays a salary exceeding 22 million guaranis per month to the wife of one of its ministers, who holds the position of director-general, without having a record of her education in the official files, which has drawn strong criticism from legal experts who call the appointment irregular and ethically questionable.
The Asunción Municipal Board approved preliminary plans for 11- and 18-story towers in residential neighborhoods under an exceptionalities regime, while opposition councilors warn the recurring practice worsens infrastructure collapse, with 85% of the capital's streets past their useful life, and blocked a third 25-story project in Recoleta.
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A joint anti-drug operation between Paraguay and Brazil destroyed over 436 tons of marijuana in natural reserves in eastern Paraguay, causing an estimated loss of more than 65 million dollars to criminal groups.
MOPC conducted aerodynamic tests at the Polytechnic University of Milan to test the future Bioceanic Bridge, which will connect Paraguay and Brazil, against extreme winds in a controlled environment.
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Paraguayan doctors began a five-day national strike, suspending consultations and elective surgeries, to demand a salary adjustment, an end to precarious contracts, and the replenishment of supplies, while the government claims a lack of resources to meet the demands.
Paraguay is more violent than Germany and Argentina but substantially less violent than Brazil on the latest comparable homicide measure. Inside the country, risk is highly uneven—and property-crime tables are much harder to compare than headlines suggest.
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The Paraguayan private sector warns that the toll on the Argentine stretch of the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway may exceed the profit margins of agricultural exports, prompting the government to seek a diplomatic solution with Argentina.
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An American investor denounced alleged judicial maneuvers in a commercial dispute over the registration of the drug Tirzepatida to the US embassy in Paraguay, as reported by his lawyer Daniel Alarcón to broadcaster El Observador Radio TV.
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Experts presented at the XV Regional Congress of Technology in Architecture in Paraguay that sustainable construction, despite an initial investment about 4% higher, generates savings of 30% to 60% in water consumption and 40% to 70% in energy, with financial returns occurring within two to five years.
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Paraguayan producers denounce chia smuggling from Brazil as the cause of a nearly 50% drop in domestic prices, while exports of the grain record growth in volume and value.
The historic ships Cañonero Paraguay and Patrullero Capitán Cabral docked for the first time in Encarnación, attracting thousands of visitors during their stay linked to the World Rally Championship (WRC), after a journey that faced a storm and consumed 31,852 liters of fuel.
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Chia producers in Paraguay blame smuggling from Brazil for a nearly 50% price drop, while DNIT denies the existence of the problem.
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While economist Sergio Sapena advocates raising Paraguay's debt to 70% of GDP to finance development, the Santiago Peña government has already issued $5.4 billion in bonds, and experts warn of the risks of accelerated indebtedness amid fiscal deficits.
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Paraguayan entrepreneurs are creating the Paraguay-United Arab Emirates Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (Capecit) and a Business Council before Dubai Chambers to expand commercial relations and take advantage of investment opportunities.
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Despite Guarani's cultural boom in Paraguay with increasing use in arts and institutions, experts warn of language displacement risk, with speakers incorporating Spanish out of necessity and the percentage of monolingual speakers declining.
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Youth held Paraguay's first aura farming competition in front of San Lorenzo Cathedral, a phenomenon that drew reflections from a parish priest about the need to be seen and support from a pediatrician for promoting outdoor socialization.
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Paraguay's Food Bank holds its annual dinner on Wednesday, August 26, at 8 p.m. in Asunción to raise funds that will finance the distribution of 76,500 meals to people in vulnerable situations.
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The Paraguayan district of Nueva Germania celebrated its 139th anniversary with civic and cultural events, marking its evolution from a colony founded with racist ideals by Bernhard Förster in 1887 to its current integration as the Capital of Yerba Mate.
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Germany advises visitors to carry an international permit with the German original for up to 90 days. A resident then needs the Paraguayan municipal route—not an assumed automatic exchange.
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An apostille authenticates a public document for use across Hague Convention countries. Here is how the chain works when bringing documents to Paraguay or sending Paraguayan documents abroad.
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The level of the Paraguay River continues to fall, reaching 1.36m in Asunción and putting commercial navigation, a vital activity for the country's economy, on alert.
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Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies is debating a request to summon the Minister of Public Works over the state of highways, prompted by a fatal accident, while expecting to approve a new $1 million credit for her ministry.
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