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The defense team of former minister Arnoldo Wiens appealed the definitive acquittal of fellow former minister Ramón Jiménez Gaona and challenged two members of the Court of Appeals in the Metrobús case.
ramon-jimenez-gaonaarnoldo-wiensmetrobusThe Senate postponed the creation of Smartum University due to the absence of a binding opinion from the National Council of Higher Education (CONES), as required by law.
Basilio Núñez, president of the Paraguayan Congress, criticized a possible smear campaign funded by Santiago Peña’s government against journalists and opponents, involving the agency Digimarketing SAS and connections with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies. The case highlights concerns about political governance and internal party dynamics in Paraguay, with potential implications for regional stability.
honor-coloradola-red-desinformantesantiago-penacamilo-perezEconomist Sergio Sapena warns that Paraguay’s actual fiscal deficit, estimated at 4% with accumulated debt of around 2 billion dollars, threatens the country’s investment grade. He recommends transparency in the figures and increasing the deficit to 6% to stimulate strategic sectors.
sergio-sapenadeficit-fiscalIndert transferred a three-hectare plot of land to the Ñeembucú Governorship for the construction of a recreational complex in Pilar, with an investment of US$5 million.
pedro-alliananeembucupilarThe Paraguayan government's debt to construction companies remains at US$300 million despite payments made in April and May, according to Capaco, which rejected the factoring system proposed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), considering it unfeasible due to the high interest rates charged by financial institutions.
jose-luis-heiseckemefsergio-sapenaJudge Humberto Otazú, of the Criminal Court of Guarantees Specialized in Economic Crimes, rejected the defense appeal of former minister Arnoldo Wiens and upheld the charges against him in the Metrobús case, concerning alleged acts of public corruption linked to the transportation project.
arnoldo-wiensmetrobushumberto-otazuCongresswoman Rocío Vallejo denounced an alleged scheme at the Attorney General's Office that would drastically reduce the amounts recovered by the state in legal settlements with private companies while maintaining high legal fees. The allegations raise important issues about governance and institutional integrity at the PGR, with implications for trust in Paraguay's legal system and for international investors and observers interested in the country's transparency.
patria-queridarocio-vallejoBrazil and Paraguay held a joint commission meeting to negotiate expanding the operations of the Puente de la Integración, with Brazil prioritizing cargo transport and resisting the passage of light vehicles, while complementary works on both sides of the border still need to be completed for the bridge's full opening.
puente-de-la-integracionpuente-de-la-amistaddaniel-falcon-linsParaguay's Electronic Identity has surpassed 1.5 million users, representing around 30% of the population over 18 years of age, and enables access to more than 480 digital public services through the Portal Paraguay, with the 18-to-35 age group accounting for 56% of registrations.
portal-paraguayparaguay-gov-pyParaguay ended May with the third-lowest country risk in Latin America and the Caribbean, with an EMBI of 104 basis points, trailing only Uruguay (61 points) and Chile (86 points), according to data from Bloomberg Línea based on the index compiled by J.P. Morgan.
uruguaychileargentinaboliviaFormer director of the Entidad Binacional Yacyretá, Nicanor Duarte Frutos, warned that Paraguay could consume all of its available energy in about 10 years and called for investment in new energy projects and the strengthening of the national industry.
entidad-binacional-yacyreta1020-amnicanor-duarte-frutosParaguayan slaughterhouses supplied 49.9% of domestic beef consumption in 2025, a jump of more than 12 percentage points compared to 2023, when their share stood at 37.6%.
The accelerated aging of Paraguay's population is already underway and will require companies to deeply revise their investment, employment, and productivity strategies, warned UNFPA specialist Claudina Zavattiero during ADEC's 18th International CSR and Sustainability Congress. She noted that the country will undergo in three decades an aging process that took roughly a century in Europe, which will reshape both consumer markets and labor availability.
adecclaudina-zavattieroAgricultural producer Almir de Brum, 32, was released this Thursday, April 4, after more than three months in captivity by the armed group EPP in Canindeyú, without any ransom payment, and is now at his home under the protection of state security forces.
almir-de-brumejercito-del-pueblo-paraguayocanindeyuSENAD agents eradicated approximately 18 tons of marijuana and dismantled two camps used for drug production in Bella Vista Norte, in the department of Amambay, following an operation carried out in the area known as Cascada.
senadbella-vista-nortecascadacelso-moralesThe Extended Constitutional Chamber of Paraguay's Supreme Court of Justice rejected by six votes to three the unconstitutionality action filed by former Senator Kattya González against her expulsion from the Senate in February 2024, ruling that the court cannot intervene in the disciplinary acts of the Legislative Branch. This case holds broader significance as it may set a precedent affecting the balance of powers and legal certainty in Paraguay, with implications for the country's institutional stability and rule of law.
kattya-gonzalezMITIC confirmed having reported only two of at least 14 social media accounts linked to the "dirty campaign" against opponents, journalists, and media outlets critical of the Santiago Peña government, a response lawmakers investigating the case deemed insufficient.
gustavo-villatesantiago-penaFormer mayor of Lambaré, Roberto Cárdenas, sentenced to eight years in prison for misappropriation of public funds, is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing on June 29, convened by Judge Rosarito Montanía, as part of an investigation into an alleged corruption scheme involving the collection of bribes for the granting of Phytosanitary Import Accreditations (Afidi) at the National Service for Plant and Seed Quality and Health (Senave), which also involves the former head of the institution, Pastor Emilio Soria Melo, and seven other defendants.
roberto-cardenaspastor-emilio-soria-melolambareThe Paraguayan Congress approved by constructive approval the merger of the Secretariat of Development for Repatriated Nationals and Compatriot Refugees with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dissolving the secretariat as an autonomous institution after more than three decades and creating in its place the Specialized Program for Repatriated Nationals and Compatriot Refugees (PEPRRC), with administrative and financial autonomy within the Foreign Ministry.
TikToker Jabari Stephan Brown, known as Treezy and co-pilot of the executive jet that arrived from the United States carrying 261 kilograms of drugs, testified on Thursday in a pretrial evidence hearing before Organized Crime Judge Rosarito Montanía. He cooperated with the investigation and is allowed to leave the country after giving his testimony.
jabari-stephan-brownrafael-fernandezrosarito-montaniaingrid-cubillaOTP Bank invested USD 47 million in U Holdings, the parent company of ueno bank, becoming the main shareholder with 9.99% and a strategic partner of the Paraguayan digital bank.
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Data from the National Cadastre Service in 2019 reveal that rural land registered in Paraguay totals 654,861 km²—about 270,000 km² more than the country's officially recognized territorial area of 406,752 km²—reigniting the debate over title overlaps, historical surveying errors, and irregularly acquired lands.
benjamin-fernandez-bogadoitaipuThe Central Bank of Paraguay set the ceiling interest rate for loans in guaraníes at 27.11% per year for June, while the limit for foreign currency loans was maintained at 11.20%.