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Foreign minister says Rivas is a friend with no contract, but had official access and lobbied for the OAS
Politics - Sep 20, 2026

Foreign minister says Rivas is a friend with no contract, but had official access and lobbied for the OAS

Rubén Ramírez Lezcano said Andy Rivas is his friend but has no contract with the government, although he had direct access to authorities, joined official delegations abroad, appeared as an adviser at the Latino Inaugural Ball, lobbied for the foreign minister’s OAS candidacy and is being investigated by Congress at the request of lawmaker Espínola, while reports link him to Fernando or Sebastián Cerimedo, who is associated with right-wing campaigns, La Derecha Diario and “bot farms”.

Operation rescues 23 Paraguayans from candidate’s farm in Puerto Murtinho and seizes 14 weapons
Society & Health - Sep 20, 2026

Operation rescues 23 Paraguayans from candidate’s farm in Puerto Murtinho and seizes 14 weapons

A joint operation by Brazil’s Federal Police and Ministry of Labor rescued 23 Paraguayans from a farm attributed to federal deputy candidate Aparecido Carlos Bernardo in Puerto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul, and seized 14 weapons, including rifles, as authorities investigate allegations of informal hiring, withheld wages and restrictions on the workers’ freedom to leave.

Former ANDE chief Sosa says Atome lacks contractual basis for claims against utility
Economy - Sep 20, 2026

Former ANDE chief Sosa says Atome lacks contractual basis for claims against utility

Former ANDE president Félix Sosa has challenged Atome’s position in the dispute over its $665 million Villeta project. He says the power contract signed in 2022 contains neither the later 2026 decrees nor a fixed preferential electricity price, and that any change would have required an addendum signed by both parties. Sosa therefore sees no contractual basis for a claim against ANDE. A separate question remains, however, over whether Atome can pursue claims against Paraguay under the UK–Paraguay investment treaty.

Private schools in Paraguay: What families actually get for their money
Politics - Sep 20, 2026

Private schools in Paraguay: What families actually get for their money

Students at privately managed institutions in Paraguay achieved substantially higher PISA 2025 results than students at public schools – according to the Education Ministry analysis, even after socioeconomic and cultural differences were taken into account. That does not mean every private school is better or that all private options are comparable. Paraguay distinguishes between public, fully private and subsidised private institutions. Johannes Gutenberg, Goethe, Lycée Marcel Pagnol, ASA and Asunción Christian Academy represent different education paths, qualifications, languages, access models and costs. Families therefore need to compare the complete education pathway, not only the monthly fee.

Iramain sees power struggle and business interests between Cartes and Peña; Benítez mocks ANR infighting
Politics - Sep 19, 2026

Iramain sees power struggle and business interests between Cartes and Peña; Benítez mocks ANR infighting

Ignacio Iramain attributed the ANR crisis to a power and business struggle between Cartes and Peña, while Raúl Benítez mocked the conflict as a fight among “hens” with a “somewhat senile” “rooster” and criticized Pedro Alliana for referring to “80 princes,” correcting the number to 43 deputies who, he said, flatter the government and vote in line on its bills.

Political pressure and strike bring down Barán as Fretes takes over Paraguay’s Health Ministry with a focus on prevention
Society & Health - Sep 19, 2026

Political pressure and strike bring down Barán as Fretes takes over Paraguay’s Health Ministry with a focus on prevention

Isaías Fretes took over Paraguay’s Health Ministry after political pressure, a doctors’ strike and demands from Horacio Cartes, Lilian Samaniego, Noelia Cabrera and Sinamed directed at María Teresa Barán, promising to expand prevention and Family Health Units, combat misappropriation — “opá la ñemondá,” he said, speaking as “Juan Pueblo” — and bring care to the country’s most remote regions.

BCP will respond within 15 business days to Senate requests on banks and financial transactions
Economy - Sep 19, 2026

BCP will respond within 15 business days to Senate requests on banks and financial transactions

The Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) said it will respond within 15 business days to Senate requests about procedures and decisions by the authority and the Superintendency of Banks (SIB) involving mergers, acquisitions, banking operations and public deposits, while Santiago Peña met with sector representatives, including Juan José Galeano and leaders of the Association of Banks of Paraguay (Asoban), who advocated transparency and the technical autonomy of regulators and highlighted the system’s strength after investment-grade status was obtained.

Can permanent foreign residents vote and run in Paraguay's municipal elections?
Politics - Sep 19, 2026

Can permanent foreign residents vote and run in Paraguay's municipal elections?

Foreign nationals with permanent residency have unusually extensive political rights at municipal level in Paraguay: they can register to vote, elect the mayor and Municipal Board, and under the statutory requirements stand for municipal office themselves. This matters in practice because municipalities regulate issues including land use, construction, streets, waste, markets and local traffic. One unusual provision of the Electoral Code, however, concerns foreign residents who are also entitled to vote in another country.