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Politics - Sep 22, 2026

Dispute in Honor Colorado Pits Allies Against Each Other Over 2028 Ticket and Support for Peña

Allies in Honor Colorado disagree over the 2028 presidential ticket and Santiago Peña’s political standing, as Beto Ovelar calls for unity and focus on municipal elections, Basilio Núñez defends Cartes’s leadership and Peña’s integration into the movement, César “Landy” Torres cites the support of 15 governors and 35 lawmakers, and Juan Carlos Galaverna proposes considering a “third way” guided by the collective interest.

Politics - Sep 22, 2026

Senate demands answers from BCP on Ueno Bank and concentration of public funds

The Senate gave the Central Bank of Paraguay 15 days to explain the concentration of public funds at Ueno Bank, accounting discrepancies, transactions with related companies and the handling of an internal memorandum, while the Paraguayan Banking Association calls for transparency and uniform application of the rules.

Politics - Sep 22, 2026

Vori Vori Tops Taste Atlas’s Ranking of the Best Soups for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Vori vori ranked first, with a score of 4.7, in Taste Atlas’s list of the 50 best soups in the world, updated in September 2026, for the fourth consecutive year.

Infrastructure & Environment - Sep 22, 2026

Integration Bridge advances in stages as potholes affect access to Friendship Bridge

The opening of the Integration Bridge is advancing in stages, while about 7,500 trucks have already traveled through the corridor and the Paraguayan access route to the International Friendship Bridge has potholes along approximately four kilometers of Ruta PY02.

Infrastructure & Environment - Sep 22, 2026

Peña discusses project in New York to turn Costanera Norte into a regional entertainment hub

Santiago Peña met in New York with businesspeople Santiago Jariton, María Bertha Peroni and Daniel Hiller, described as driving one of the most important entertainment and urban-development projects in Paraguay’s history, to present a complex on Asunción’s Costanera Norte with an arena, event center, hotel and shopping mall aimed at Paraguay and the region, with construction expected to begin in early 2027 and backing from the government and the Municipality of Asunción.

Economy - Sep 22, 2026

BCP puts CDA-d into operation, expanding digital investment while retaining paper version for two years

The Central Bank of Paraguay has put the CDA-d system into operation, allowing authorized banks and finance companies to offer fully digital savings deposit certificates while paper versions coexist for at least two years.

Politics - Sep 22, 2026

1.36 million young people make up 27% of the electorate in Paraguay’s 2026 municipal elections

A total of 1.36 million voters aged 18 to 29, equivalent to 27% of Paraguay’s electorate, are eligible to vote in the municipal elections on October 4, 2026, according to data from the Permanent Civic Registry.

Infrastructure & Environment - Sep 22, 2026

MADES, Paraguayan Naval Prefecture and EBY monitor fishing during dourado and boga migration in Ayolas

The MADES environment ministry, the Paraguayan Naval Prefecture and the Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY) are carrying out fishing controls in the Ayolas area during the upstream migration of dourado and boga, checking licenses, tagging records and the minimum sizes established by law.

Politics - Sep 22, 2026

Paraguay’s Senate launches Mi Senado app for legislative tracking and digital participation

Paraguay’s Senate launched the Mi Senado app to follow sessions and bills, consult parliamentary information and take part in non-binding consultative votes, following digital-interaction models used by regional parliaments such as Colombia’s.

Security & Justice - Sep 21, 2026

TSJE, Public Prosecutor’s Office and National Police to Share Oversight of 2026 Municipal Elections

In Paraguay’s municipal elections on October 4, 2026, the Supreme Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE) will organize and supervise the election, while political parties, the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the National Police will oversee the process, investigate electoral crimes and secure polling places.

Economy - Sep 21, 2026

Paraguay and Venezuela reopen dialogue: What Peña’s meeting with Delcy Rodríguez actually changes

Santiago Peña and Delcy Rodríguez have opened talks in Caracas on restoring diplomatic relations. The move follows the 2025 rupture and combines security, economic and migration interests with a domestic debate over Paraguay’s position on Venezuela’s democratic institutions and human-rights situation.

Economy - Sep 21, 2026

Paraguay’s 2027 budget projects a 3.9% deficit and does little to expand services, former minister says

Paraguay’s proposed 2027 budget projects a fiscal deficit of 3.9% of GDP, partly concentrated in the payment of overdue debts. Former minister Benigno López criticized it for doing little to expand public-service capacity while putting pressure on investment.

Security & Justice - Sep 21, 2026

Two Brazilians detained in Paraguay with presumably counterfeit R$44,900

Two Brazilians were detained in Saltos del Guairá, Paraguay, with R$44,900 in presumably counterfeit banknotes, along with checkbooks and cellphones, while experts investigate the money’s authenticity and origin.

Politics - Sep 21, 2026

Filizzola accuses Peña of exposing state and IPS resources through Ueno deals

Senator Rafael Filizzola accused Santiago Peña of using Ueno to make poor deals with state funds and IPS contributors’ money, with possible effects on health care and retirement, as well as supplying energy at low prices and ignoring warnings about the bank.

Politics - Sep 21, 2026

Camilo Pérez reported spending 21.8 times more than Samaniego in Asunción primary

Camilo Jorge Pérez López Moreira reported the highest spending among the Colorado Party candidates in the primary for mayor of Asunción, exceeding the amount reported by Arnaldo Samaniego by 21.8 times, while allegations involving the use of municipal resources and digital advertising remain officially unconfirmed.

Society & Health - Sep 21, 2026

IPS audit finds discrepancies of G. 625 billion in medicine inventories

An IPS audit identified discrepancies of up to G. 625.159 billion between recorded and physical medicine inventories, attributed mainly to incomplete integration between the SIH and SAP MM systems, and recommended assessing possible effects on accounting and medicine availability for insured people.

Security & Justice - Sep 21, 2026

Public Prosecutor’s Office presents 2,000 chats from Marset and Tío Rico in A Ultranza Py case

The Public Prosecutor’s Office presented more than 2,000 chats involving Sebastián Marset and Miguel Ángel “Tío Rico” Insfrán at the trial in the A Ultranza Py case, while documents released by U.S. prosecutors record contacts between Marset and a DEA agent before his capture in Bolivia.

Security & Justice - Sep 21, 2026

Brazilian merchant robbed and held hostage in Itapúa; shootout filmed and suspect detained

A Brazilian merchant was held hostage and robbed in María Auxiliadora, Itapúa, and the suspects’ escape in a Toyota Hilux ended in a police chase and shootout recorded by security cameras; 21-year-old Walter Eliezer Vera Aquino was detained, while the second suspect remained at large.

Infrastructure & Environment - Sep 21, 2026

Mymba Kuéra rescued thousands of animals – but Itaipú’s flooding came at a high ecological cost

When the Itaipú reservoir was filled in 1982, Paraguay’s Operativo Mymba Kuéra recovered 27,150 wild animals; the BBC reports around 11,000 more on the Brazilian side. The operation was remarkable, but it could mitigate only part of the damage: the new reservoir flooded about 1,350 square kilometres, submerged the Saltos del Guairá and permanently altered habitats and fish communities. Historical sources even disagree on the total number of animals rescued.

Economy - Sep 21, 2026

Petropar cuts budget and tender volume for aviation fuels and postpones session to September 23, 2026

Petropar cut the budget and maximum volume of a tender to purchase aviation fuels, raised the reference price and rescheduled the session for September 23, 2026.

Economy - Sep 21, 2026

Work-life balance tops priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean; flexibility challenges companies and grows in Paraguay

Work-life balance is the main priority for 41.6% of the 3,908 participants in Rankmi’s study across 14 Latin American and Caribbean markets, while remote or hybrid work leads the conditions for balancing responsibilities; for companies, flexibility affects talent attraction and retention, and in Paraguay, Jobs Paraguay reported that 37% of 193 surveyed companies had work-from-home practices, especially in technology (33%), administration (30%) and human resources (12%), generally under a hybrid model.

Society & Health - Sep 21, 2026

International online schools from Paraguay: Which qualification actually counts at the end

Online study from Paraguay can lead to Cambridge examination qualifications, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, a U.S. High School Diploma, or merely preparation for an external examination. These options can look similar online but are not legally or academically equivalent. This article compares explains what families should establish about the final credential, examination location, recognition and total cost before enrolling.

Security & Justice - Sep 20, 2026

Drug dealing and insecurity affect residents of “La Lengua” in Asunción’s Barrio Jara

Residents of “La Lengua” in Asunción’s Barrio Jara report small-scale dealing of crack, marijuana and cocaine, along with thefts, assaults and threats in precarious settlements near the former railway line, while police operations and a court-ordered eviction have failed to stop the problems.

Economy - Sep 20, 2026

Itaipu keeps spillway open as flow rises 61%, with operation subject to change if rains continue

Itaipu is keeping its spillway open after flow rose 61%, from 1,735 to about 2,800 m³/s, a change attributed by the binational entity to upstream rainfall and demand from interconnected systems. Technicians explained the alternation between spillway channels, while Silver Guerrero told Radio Nacional that operations could change depending on rainfall, with minimal impact on riverside residents for now, normal generation and tourist visits available.