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Women account for 16% of mayoral candidacies in Paraguay’s 2026 municipal elections, up from 12.9% in 2021, while they represent 32% of registrations for Municipal Councils, according to the Supreme Tribunal of Electoral Justice, which is providing training to expand women’s political participation.
Paraguay’s attorney general and the Association of Prosecutors asked for preventive protection for Verónica Valdez and Jorge Arce after an exchange with Arnaldo Giuzzio during his trial. Giuzzio denies that he threatened them, describing the exchange as a forceful complaint about the handling of allegations involving former president Horacio Cartes.
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ANDE has halted negotiations with ATOME to supply power to the green hydrogen and fertilizer plant in Villeta, deeming it unsustainable to maintain the proposed fixed tariff for 15 years, while Sitrande challenges the state utility’s reorganization and warns of risks to the electricity sector.
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Paraguay’s Senate is investigating whether IPS requires beneficiaries, retirees and pensioners to open accounts at Ueno Bank to receive loans, following a complaint of a possible monopoly and the concentration of ₲5.1 trillion in state funds at the institution.
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A truck carrying 283 boxes of inputs without health registration, reportedly from Bolivia, was seized in Mariscal Estigarribia in Paraguay’s Chaco region. The driver was charged with smuggling, and authorities suspect the material could be used to counterfeit or market alleged injectable weight-loss medicines.
The Ministry of Health assigned 44 ambulances to Rally Paraguay, prompting criticism over the temporary concentration of resources and raising questions about emergency capacity, public-resource allocation and regional event planning.
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Migraciones grants residence, Police Identificaciones issues the cédula, and the Supreme Court handles naturalisation; one status does not automatically produce the next.
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Several employees of Paraguayan technology company ITTI are reporting unexpectedly scheduled meetings, separation offers and job cuts in Argentina. Some of those affected say they work on ueno products. The scale of the restructuring has not been officially confirmed. Pytagua has contacted ITTI for comment.
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For families in Paraguay, the key school question is not whether a model is public, private, bilingual, online or home-based. It is who can issue the next recognised record of attainment—and whether that record keeps a later move to school, Educación Media or university open.
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Paraguay and Argentina are studying a $5 billion binational hydropower project on the Paraná River, with 2,880 megawatts of capacity, possible private operation, an estimated six-year construction period and the resettlement of more than 220 families, while financing, environmental impacts and the operating model remain under review.
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Paraguay granted 36,033 residence permits to foreigners between January and July 2026, 74% more than in the same period last year, including 23,994 to Brazilians, amid the expansion of the Investor Pass program and a 58% increase in applications.
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Environmental organizations and citizens protested a bill by lawmaker José Rodríguez that would change protections for Médanos del Chaco National Park to allow mining and hydrocarbon extraction, risking contamination of the Yrenda aquifer, Indigenous communities and biodiversity, while the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development recommends rejecting it.
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Paraguay exported 75 products to 43 new destinations between January and July 2026, including biodiesel to Singapore, in a diversification drive that generated US$5.5 million from that shipment, according to Rediex data.
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Operation Mirage detained five Brazilians in La Paloma, Canindeyú, and seized weapons, ammunition, electronic devices and two vehicles reported stolen in Brazil. Police are investigating possible links to the PCC and counterfeit medicines.
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Petropar has begun selling Jet A-1 and AVGAS in Paraguay, with one plant operating in Encarnación and plans for five facilities through a public-private partnership that does not require direct state investment in infrastructure.
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Paraguay’s Ministry of Education and Sciences restricted the registration of diplomas without accreditation and launched RUE-ES as the trial of Hernán Rivas revealed that his law degree was registered in six minutes after an alleged “higher-up order,” despite irregularities—an allegation denied by former minister Eduardo Petta.
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Former Petropar president Sergio Escobar Amarilla was sentenced to three years in prison for breach of trust after failing to properly oversee an unfinished electrification contract that caused an estimated G. 12 billion loss in Mauricio José Troche; former manager Leoncio Saúl González was acquitted after proceedings lasting more than 12 years.
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Paraguay’s national doctors’ strike suspended nonurgent consultations and surgeries for a second day as the National Medical Union demands pay increases, job stability and better conditions, while the government and Congress seek negotiations amid budget constraints.
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A savory cake-shaped chipa presentation offered by businesses in Argentina drew comments from Paraguayan users on social media.
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MuCi will host a free viewing of the nearly total lunar eclipse at Asunción’s Costanera on Aug. 27, from 10:30 p.m. to 4 a.m., with telescopes and limited places available by advance reservation.
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Foreign ownership is generally possible, but ownership, local representation, SIARA disclosures, SUACE coordination, tax registration and operating licences are separate compliance layers.
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Paraguay has 111 missing minors, with most adolescents missing due to voluntary runaways from family conflicts and most children missing due to custody disputes between parents.
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ECLAC has lowered Paraguay's growth projection to 4.3% in 2026, keeping it among the highest in a region expected to grow 2.2% on average, despite warnings about vulnerabilities due to commodity dependence and structural problems.
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The Rutas del Este consortium, formed by Sacyr and Ocho A, has received US$374 million since 2022 for the concession of the PY02 highway in Paraguay under a public-private partnership, with funds coming from tolls and top-ups from the National Treasury, while critical sections of the road remain without definitive solutions.
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