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Sara Benítez recounted on TikTok an argument with an American at a café in Asunción after photographing the venue; published reactions criticized his approach and revived debates about interactions between Paraguayans and some foreigners in public spaces.
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Decree No. 6,692, signed by Santiago Peña, authorizes the transfer for consideration of a military property spanning more than 9 hectares at Km 8 in Ciudad del Este to the Ministry of Health to build the Gran Hospital de Alto Paraná. Itaipú will fully finance the physical works, initially planned to have 204 inpatient beds and 56 intensive care beds.
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One hundred forty-one specialists at the Niños de Acosta Ñu General Pediatric Hospital, representing 86% of its staff, communicated or submitted resignation letters, but the union was awaiting a government counteroffer before making them effective. Another account described the situation as threats or intentions to resign.
Amid a nationwide doctors’ strike, Paraguay is debating higher taxes on tobacco and other levies to fund health care, while economists and business leaders argue for better public management, less waste and policy predictability to avoid harming investment.
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The TSJE conducted a nationwide TREP simulation on August 28, while Villarrica separately tested the system at its 19 polling locations; sources differ over whether the schedule ended on August 29 or 30.
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Foreigners can generally buy property, but safe acquisition requires a current RUN review, seller-authority and physical checks, a public deed, registration and a specific test for rural land near the border.
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Paraguay’s Executive Branch has decreed a reduction from 1.5% to 1.4% per month in the interest rate for tax installment agreements administered by DNIT, the country’s tax authority, starting September 1, 2026.
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Paraguay will see temperatures fall to highs near or below 30°C, along with rain and storms this weekend. Wind gusts of up to 90 km/h are expected, especially in the Chaco.
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Judge Mafalda Cameron Luque ordered the auction of Asunción’s “House of Horror” for 208 million guaraníes after allegations of irregularities in the proceedings, including failure to notify the heirs and manipulation of the Judisoft system.
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Paraguayan courts have definitively confiscated Darío Messer’s assets, including companies, real estate, vehicles, livestock and accounts, while prosecutors investigate seven offices in Hernandarias transferred to Banco Atlas through a trust.
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The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) seized 5,967 kilograms of marijuana, destroyed eight camps and five hectares of cultivation in Capitán Bado, where it detained a 16-year-old, and separately seized 13 kilograms of the drug in a package at Silvio Pettirossi Airport.
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Meta’s nearly $17 billion U.S. deal, which limits teenagers’ use of Instagram and Facebook, has reignited debate in Paraguay over protecting minors online, as expert Miguel Ángel Gaspar calls for new laws, enforcement and greater parental control.
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Paraguay’s Interior Minister Enrique Riera said the armed group EPP will be eliminated and the three abducted people who remain missing — Edelio Morínigo, Félix Urbieta and Óscar Denis — found by the end of his term. Former minister Francisco de Vargas warned that the group retains operational capacity and called for stronger security forces.
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Five people have been formally charged over their alleged participation in using asphalt, machinery, trucks and municipal employees to pave private property. Criminal responsibility has not been established.
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Petropar has opened an international tender worth up to US$24.3 million, to be paid with public funds and used exclusively to purchase up to 20,000 cubic meters of aviation fuel, while planning five aeroplants with Paraguayan company Royal Energy, an aviation-sector distributor since 2017 whose selection resulted from a process whose publication by the National Directorate of Public Procurement (DNCP) has yet to be clarified.
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Paraguay's Senate approved National Evangelical Church Day for the last Sunday of October, without creating a public holiday or requiring the date to be added to the school calendar. IELPA and IERP challenge the name and historical rationale; the bill will still be reviewed by the Chamber of Deputies.
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A doctors’ strike in Paraguay enters its fifth day with 39 pediatric surgeons threatening to resign from Monday, while the government proposes a phased 76% increase over 14 months and lawmakers disagree over funding sources.
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The Paraguayan government is negotiating $1.3 billion in loans with CAF, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and JICA for infrastructure, energy and logistics projects, with $700 million earmarked for the Ministry of Public Works and Communications.
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Paraguay's winter is mild on average, but it is real, variable and capable of frost and sub-zero temperatures. Station records and climate normals show why both “always hot” and “European winter” are misleading descriptions.
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Alfredo Benítez remains director of Administrative Management at Paraguay’s postal service while awaiting a hearing on the conditional suspension of proceedings in which he is accused of falsifying notices in 19 enforcement lawsuits. The measure would include G. 100 million in restitution and avoid an oral trial without amounting to an acquittal.
Santiago Peña has proposed turning Paraguay into a regional logistics hub by expanding the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway and the Bioceanic Corridor, improving air connectivity and modernizing institutions. The government’s goal is to gradually double the volume of river cargo.
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Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office asked the courts to annul 144 demonstrably forged teaching diplomas and subsequently cancel the professional registrations linked to them. The investigation covers 525 suspicious documents and could hold beneficiaries, institutions and public officials involved accountable.
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Caperex and Digemabel maintain a permanent working group to coordinate controls on weapons and military materials in courier shipments, aiming to prevent irregular operations, strengthen traceability and improve clear, secure procedures. The coordination matters for Paraguay’s security and regional logistics because it seeks to reduce risks in the cross-border transport of regulated goods.
Lambaré city government notified families living along the Lambaré Stream to leave the area as a precaution, citing risks of flooding, overflows, landslides and erosion with El Niño arriving and severe rain forecast, while residents are calling for permanent water-management works.
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