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The Municipality of Valenzuela has been ordered to pay G. 115 million after issuing two checks without funds, signed by José Flores, the cemetery caretaker and occasional ambulance driver. Mayor Mirtha Fernández faces ongoing legal troubles, including a trial for alleged embezzlement of G. 1,999 million.
valenzuelamirtha-fernandezA large tractor-trailer caught fire on Route 086 in Canindeyú, Paraguay, on Thursday afternoon due to an apparent electrical short circuit. The driver escaped uninjured, and bystanders helped contain the blaze before it reached the trailer.
canindeyuscaniaFollowing the 215th anniversary of Paraguay's independence, Asunción's Urban Services Directorate completed a three-phase cleanup operation across key downtown areas, including the Costanera and central plazas, ensuring the city returned to its pristine state.
asuncionindependenciaParaguay, once a destination for medical students, now attracts a corporate and family profile from Brazil, focused on investment and quality of life, generating impacts in Ciudad del Este and Alto Paraná.
ciudad-del-esteA Paraguayan congressional committee has rejected a bill that would have created national rules for electric scooters, arguing that local governments already have the authority to regulate them. The decision leaves e-scooter regulation to individual municipalities, as the devices grow in popularity among urban youth.
At the 17th Regional Geohistory Conference in Minas, Uruguay, historians praised 'Suenan los Secretos de Santiago' by Paraguayan authors Jorge Benítez Cabral and Stella Bogarín Frutos for its recovery of the Guaraní-Jesuit history of Santiago, Misiones. The book is part of a broader movement to preserve the heritage of the 30 Jesuit reductions.
guarani-jesuit-historysantiago-misionesjorge-benitez-cabralstella-bogarin-frutosjornada-de-geohistoria-regionalCiudad del Este sees a significant commercial uptick as Paraguayans and Brazilian tourists flock to the city for last-minute Mother's Day gifts, with traders reporting brisk sales and urging the opening of a second bridge to ease future congestion.
mothers-dayciudad-del-esteLindomar Reges Furtado, once Brazil's most wanted drug trafficker and a key figure in the network dismantled by Paraguay's Operation A Ultranza, was sentenced to 37 years in prison by a federal court in Rio de Janeiro. The conviction stems from his role in smuggling 6.68 tons of cocaine to Europe and Africa, and his escape from a luxury condominium in Paraguay in 2022.
lindomar-reges-furtadoFrancisco Colmán Acosta, 23, was found dead with a stab wound in the Uj'e Lhavos indigenous community in Filadelfia. Police arrested Esteban Ariel Insfrán Cambista, 24, who is held at the Loma Plata police station pending investigation.
filadelfiauj-e-lhavosOn the penultimate matchday of the 2026 Apertura tournament, Cerro Porteño and Nacional play at the same time, both vying for second place. Cerro hosts Sportivo Trinidense while Nacional visits Rubio Ñu. Olimpia, already crowned champion, won a dramatic late match against Recoleta.
aperturacerro-portenonacionalapertura-2026Olimpia, already crowned Apertura 2026 champions, defeated Recoleta FC 1-0 on Friday at Estadio Erico Galeano in Capiatá. Eduardo Delmás scored the only goal in the first half. Both teams fielded reserve lineups ahead of their respective international fixtures: Olimpia faces Vasco da Gama in the Copa Sudamericana, while Recoleta prepares for La Gran Conquista against Deportivo Cuenca.
olimpiarecoleta-fccopa-sudamericanaapertura-2026The Paraguayan Navy has opened the Brazilian Navy ship Almirante Leverger for free public visits at the Port of Asunción from May 14 to 16, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties and showcase naval operations.
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