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José Gabriel Leguizamón Díaz, known as "La Vaca," was captured in Lambaré after a chase involving gunfire that began on Asunción's Costanera Sur during a marathon, resulting in the death of Guadalupe Yamile Simón Pérez, 25, who was riding with him in the vehicle.
jose-gabriel-leguizamon-diazcostanera-surPresident Santiago Peña lashed out at journalists who questioned his wealth growth, suggesting without evidence that a reporter might be receiving money from organized crime, while opposition legislators and a lawyer reported irregularities in the Comptroller General's investigation of his assets.
santiago-penamercosurCongressman José Rodríguez (ANR–Capital) introduced a bill for the recovery, enhancement, and comprehensive management of the Mirador de Itá Pytã Punta, located on the Bay of Asunción, seeking to preserve its historical, cultural, scenic, tourist, and urban value as an inclusive and sustainable public space.
mirador-de-ita-pyta-puntaDigital lending platforms in Latin America charge interest rates that can exceed 60% per year, deduct administrative fees of more than 30% of the disbursed amount, and use digital harassment — including sending messages to family members, friends, and employers — to collect debts, with complaints filed by regulatory authorities in Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, where the practice became known as "montadeudas."
The Ciudad del Este municipal government announced the construction of six plazas in neighborhoods across the city, with participation from residents' committees in the design of the projects, which will be funded with the municipality's own resources.
daniel-pereira-mujicaciudad-del-esteplaza-adrian-jaraFormer Senator Kattya González announced that she will present her case at the 56th OAS General Assembly, in Panama City, in June 2026, and warned of authoritarian risks in Paraguay, criticizing the Cartes movement and the concentration of power.
kattya-gonzalezThe Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay approved on May 26 a bill that increases the penalty for false accusations to up to six years in prison when it results in restrictive measures on freedom, such as preventive detention, and the text was sent to the Senate for review.
yamil-esgaibThe Expo Paraguay ARP 2026 and the 80th National Livestock Exhibition will be held from July 11 to 26, with expectations of surpassing 800,000 visitors, bringing together around 200 companies, competitions featuring various breeds and species, job fairs, networking spaces, and musical performances on the three Saturdays of the event.
expo-paraguay-arp-2026The Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY) refused to disclose the results of audits conducted by the firms Audicon and Ayca in 2023, as well as internal and external audits, citing legal constraints arising from the special regime governing the entity. Paraguayan lawyer Federico Legal, who requested the information through a public access to information request, described the refusal as arbitrary and stated that those responsible may face penalties under Paraguayan law.
argentinafederico-legalThe Paraguayan national team has stepped up its preparations for the 2026 World Cup at the High-Performance Sports Center (Carde) in Ypané, with the arrival of players based abroad, including Gustavo Gómez, Ramón Sosa, Maurício Magalhães, Gustavo Velázquez, and Roberto Junior Fernández, under the command of head coach Gustavo Alfaro.
gustavo-alfarogustavo-gomezypaneAn armed group carried out a planned heist on Tuesday morning, May 26, in Ciudad del Este, stealing approximately $200,000 from employees of the importer Vía Brasil as they were heading to a bank along Route PY02. On the same day, a separate robbery occurred involving employees of Distribuidora Renacer, with four suspects arrested and part of the money recovered.
ciudad-del-estevia-brasiltoyota-fortunerParaguay and Brazil signed a police and border security cooperation agreement and the "2026 Asunción Commitment against Corruption and Organized Crime" during Mercosur ministerial meetings, including joint actions against corruption, money laundering, integration of migration systems, and the creation of the Puerto Murtinho–Carmelo Peralta binational command.
enrique-rieramercosurpuerto-murtinhoThe Central Bank of Paraguay recorded a 24.7% increase in household credit through March 2026, driven by consumption, while total credit grew 17.1% and the delinquency rate stood at 2.5%.
jazmin-quinonezMinimum wage negotiations in Paraguay remain stalled after workers reiterated their demand for a 20% increase and the business sector refused to submit a counterproposal until inflation data is released by the Central Bank.
cesar-segoviaenrique-vidalÓscar Lovera, Minister of Economy and Finance, confirmed a payment of US$80 million to pharmaceutical suppliers as part of a plan to reduce a total debt of about US$1 billion. He also announced a new Treasury-backed factoring mechanism with the Central Bank of Paraguay that will allow suppliers to assign receivables to banks and receive immediate liquidity, with payment terms extended up to 36 months.
oscar-loveramopcParaguayan scientists sent a letter to President Santiago Peña and the National Congress warning about the proliferation of low-quality doctoral programs in Paraguay, highlighting issues such as conflicts of interest within the National Council of Higher Education (Cones), lack of academic rigor, and shortcomings in the evaluation and accreditation of these programs by the National Agency for the Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education (Aneaes).
santiago-penasebastian-alberto-grilloThe Paraguayan government has reactivated the "Cielo Guaraní Soberano" program with U.S. support to shield its airspace against drug trafficking, integrating intelligence, radars, and Super Tucano aircraft without shoot-down authorization.
cielo-guarani-soberanosantiago-penarobert-altera-29-super-tucanosenadThe construction sector in Paraguay presents a contradictory scenario in 2026, with growth in the volume of projects driven by investments from the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) and the expansion of Route PY01, but it faces persistent financial difficulties, especially among public works companies, according to Gustavo Masi, director of the Paraguayan Road Chamber (CAVIALPA).
gustavo-masiruta-py01Paraguay recorded a labor informality rate of 60.1% in 2025, equivalent to approximately 1.66 million workers without access to social security or labor rights, according to data from the National Statistics Institute obtained through the Continuous Permanent Household Survey.
The Oñoiru Agroecological Agriculture Association, which brings together more than 150 families of small rural producers from the departments of Itapúa and Caazapá, will open a commercial office in Warsaw, Poland, in June to export 100% organic Paraguayan yerba mate to over 30 European Union countries. This initiative is supported by the National Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Market Insertion Project, which allocated more than 2.232 million guaraníes to modernize the association's industrial plant.
union-europeaitapuaThe president of the Paraguayan Congress, Basilio "Bachi" Núñez, described the display of degrading messages and images on an LED screen in the primary zone of Ciudad del Este, near the Puente de la Amistad, as an "affront to dignity" and demanded an investigation to determine responsibility.
ciudad-del-estealto-paranabasilio-nunezpuente-de-la-amistadCybersecurity expert Miguel Ángel Gaspar warned that Paraguay needs to strengthen its digital sovereignty and adopt more robust regulations on personal data protection and the responsible use of artificial intelligence, given the risks posed by platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok.
taiwanclaudegrokThe mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes, publicly asked Google not to set up operations in Paraguay during the inauguration of the company's engineering center in the São Paulo capital, amid a regional dispute over attracting data center and artificial intelligence investments, driven by the abundance of cheap Paraguayan hydroelectric power from Itaipu and Yacyretá.
ANDE's low electricity tariffs, among the cheapest in the world, are preventing the growth of residential solar energy in Paraguay, making the injection of surplus power into the grid financially unattractive in the short term.
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