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National heroine Pastora Concepción Céspedes and her son, Corporal Francisco Arsenio Céspedes, will be honored with a mausoleum in San Francisco Solano Square in Yabebyry, Misiones. The work, carried out by military personnel with cultural and municipal support, is expected to be inaugurated by June 12, the date of the Chaco Peace Protocol.
pastora-cespedesyabebyryDINAC’s director receives a GOL executive this Tuesday in a bid to revive a route suspended over rising fuel costs. Meanwhile, DINAVISA warns about illegal sales of tirzepatide medications in Ciudad del Este, and a car plunges into a crater in Mariano Roque Alonso amid a dispute between the municipality and Essap.
goldinavisaThe Specialized Court of Appeals for Economic Crimes and Organized Crime has overturned the acquittal of two police officers and a lawyer accused of shielding Eduardo “Piska” Aparecido de Almeida, considered the leader of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) in Paraguay. They will now face a third trial.
pccLow temperatures recorded in recent days in Caaguazú are already causing significant losses for small vegetable farmers, especially those growing cucumbers in open fields. In Coronel Oviedo, farmers report near-total losses in exposed crops, while crops protected by greenhouses remain intact. The Directorate of Agrarian Extension (DEAg) says it is monitoring the situation and will send technicians to assess the damage.
caaguazuColorado Party deputy Yamil Esgaib refuses to show his business administration degree, questioned because it was issued by the same university involved in the scandal of former senator Hernán Rivas. He says he has nothing to hide but will only present the document 'when he feels like it.'
yamil-esgaibuniversidad-sudamericanahernan-rivasParaguay’s Chamber of Deputies approved a request for information from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (Mitic) and the Presidency to clarify whether state funds were used in a defamation campaign against journalists and media outlets. The request, filed by Deputy Raúl Benítez, focuses on the activities of Juan Roberto Villaverde Emategui and his company Comunik, as well as websites such as Sucia Política and Central Noticias.
juan-roberto-villaverde-emateguimiticmburuvicha-rogacomunikColorado Senator Luis Alberto Pettengill accused TSJE Electoral Processes Director Carlos María Ljubetic of lying when he claimed that the voting machines used in the party's internal elections were audited with full access. Pettengill demands an independent software audit and criticizes the "simulation of transparency." The allegations are from Pettengill and have not been independently verified.
luis-alberto-pettengillcarlos-maria-ljubetictsjeanrColorado Senator Silvio Ovelar spoke for the first time about the traffic accident that killed Celso Vera, 51, on May 14 in Caaguazú. Ovelar said he was a passenger, did not see the victim, and reached a financial settlement with the family.
silvio-ovelarcaaguazucelso-veraThe Family Health Unit (USF) in Ycuá Karanday, Luque, has been ready for months but has not yet opened due to a lack of equipment and supplies. The community, awaiting services such as vaccination and dentistry, already sees health professionals circulating, but the doors remain closed.
usfluqueycua-karandayA 65-year-old woman was transferred by helicopter of the Paraguayan Air Force from Cadete Pando to Villa Hayes after presenting varicorrhagia. The mission was coordinated with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare.
chacovilla-hayesPresident Santiago Peña and Vice President Pedro Alliana have asked Horacio Cartes to consider a new candidacy for the presidency of the Colorado Party in 2028, according to the general agent of the ANR, Eduardo González Báez. The request was made during a meeting of the Honor Colorado Command at the former president's residence.
horacio-cartessantiago-penapedro-allianahonor-coloradoanrOperation Omega, a coordinated action among nine countries, resulted in the arrest of a lawyer in Santa Rita, Alto Paraná, suspected of being part of an international network for the sale and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that used cryptocurrencies for transactions. Prosecutor Ruth Karina Benítez led the execution of a search and seizure warrant, which seized electronic equipment, documents, and digital storage devices. Investigations are underway to determine whether the scheme also involved local production of the material and money laundering.
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