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The MOPC has opened a tender for the first phase of the Eco-Inclusive District, which calls for about 320 homes, urban infrastructure and family resettlement in Asunción’s Chacarita and Las Mercedes areas.
Asunción is considering using cameras to expand traffic enforcement amid a shortage of officers, while the Municipal Council discusses rules for a possible electronic system.
Days before municipal elections, Asunción’s collective agreement provides for costly benefits and was fast-tracked under union pressure, while reports differ over claims that it was driven by electoral motives. Camilo Pérez criticized the agreement and outlined proposals for management and neighborhood public works.
Raúl Valdez, president of the Paraguayan Chamber of Oilseed and Cereal Processors (CAPPRO), said the electricity grid is constraining industrial projects in Villeta. He called for diversified power generation, modernized regulation and planning for the next 30 years of industrialization. In his assessment, the current energy model is nearing its limits, and demand-based tariffs could boost the sector’s competitiveness.
Cavialpa advocates raising Paraguay’s annual infrastructure investment from about US$1 billion to US$2 billion–US$2.2 billion through political will and private capital, while prioritizing public-budget investment. Each public guarani could mobilize four to five private guaranis, helping preserve a road network valued at more than US$12 billion and a sector that supports nearly 300,000 workers and their families. Uruguay is cited as a regional model; the Bioceanic Corridor connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and participation in the organization’s October 20 forum will be free with registration.
Paving work on 11.7 kilometers of the Ruta de los Inmigrantes in Itapúa is 68.79% complete, with base, drainage and road-safety work underway, while another 32 kilometers await bidding; the project aims to facilitate agricultural transport and boost mobility and tourism in Hohenau.
Residents of the San Roque and San Antonio neighborhoods in Lambaré went more than 24 hours without water after a maintenance shutdown by the Sanitary Services Company (Essap), which was expected to last about five hours. They demanded that service be restored.
Thirty packages containing 31.9 kilograms of suspected cocaine base were found beneath a truck cab in Ciudad del Este. The driver said he was transporting rice grains, and the vehicle was first taken to the Central Base of the Alto Paraná Regional Investigations Department and then to the Anti-Narcotics Department in Presidente Franco.
A second consecutive failure to reach a quorum in the Asunción Municipal Council kept the collective agreement from formally entering consideration and prompted unions to demand a new session as soon as Friday, threatening an indefinite work stoppage. A workers’ representative also announced that, if council members do not attend, the movement could close the municipal headquarters and launch a general strike, ten days before the elections, which some sources say are scheduled for October 4.
The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) removed 37 irregular speed bumps, known locally as "lomadas," across six departments. Interventions included work on routes D030 and D032 affecting towns such as Liberación and General Resquín. In contrast, only one structure was removed in the department of Paraguarí after 17 years since Law No. 3,877/2009 came into force.
Only four private vehicles crossed the Integration Bridge in its first week, while regular bus lines and closed-circuit services utilize the structure around the clock, despite documentary restrictions and specific schedules for trucks.
The opening of the Integration Bridge is advancing in stages, while about 7,500 trucks have already traveled through the corridor and the Paraguayan access route to the International Friendship Bridge has potholes along approximately four kilometers of Ruta PY02.
Santiago Peña met in New York with businesspeople Santiago Jariton, María Bertha Peroni and Daniel Hiller, described as driving one of the most important entertainment and urban-development projects in Paraguay’s history, to present a complex on Asunción’s Costanera Norte with an arena, event center, hotel and shopping mall aimed at Paraguay and the region, with construction expected to begin in early 2027 and backing from the government and the Municipality of Asunción.
The MADES environment ministry, the Paraguayan Naval Prefecture and the Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY) are carrying out fishing controls in the Ayolas area during the upstream migration of dourado and boga, checking licenses, tagging records and the minimum sizes established by law.
When the Itaipú reservoir was filled in 1982, Paraguay’s Operativo Mymba Kuéra recovered 27,150 wild animals; the BBC reports around 11,000 more on the Brazilian side. The operation was remarkable, but it could mitigate only part of the damage: the new reservoir flooded about 1,350 square kilometres, submerged the Saltos del Guairá and permanently altered habitats and fish communities. Historical sources even disagree on the total number of animals rescued.
Paraguayan access roads to Puente de la Integración became 15.23% more expensive, reaching G. 926.724 billion, while the bridge over the Monday River reached 45% completion, leaving the cross-border connection between Presidente Franco and Foz de Yguazú incomplete.
Itaipu opened its spillway on Sunday to release excess water and control the reservoir level after increased rainfall, with the flow reaching 3,100 m³/s and no impact on electricity supplies to Brazil and Paraguay.
The integration of the Urban Train with Asunción’s Historic Center and port is undergoing technical analysis under the Asunción 500 Years urban revitalization plan, with studies covering the route, stations, mobility and heritage preservation.
The Paraguay River continues to fall at most major ports, while the Paraná records isolated rises attributed to discharges and precipitation in the upper basin; forecasts point to a dramatic change associated with the consolidation of El Niño, with more frequent and intense rainfall and possible flash rises and flooding if the projections are confirmed.
Renovation work on 16 blocks of Azara and General Díaz streets in Asunción has reached its final stage, with painting and road markings underway after asphalt repairs and the application of hydraulic concrete under the ASU 400 Blocks Plan.
The elevators at the Pedrozo footbridge in Ypacaraí were removed after failures and residents’ criticism, leaving the accessibility planned for the project unresolved while ramp-equipped minibuses continue to transport pedestrians.
The expansion of Paraguay’s private ports requires permanent dredging of the Paraguay and Paraná rivers, coordination with Argentina and improvements to access roads, since 80% to 90% of import and export cargo depends on the waterway and road transport.
Travelers carrying plant material into Paraguay should treat the SENAVE phytosanitary question as separate from ordinary baggage or customs assumptions. The practical test is product, processing, origin and intended use, checked before travel through the official requirements lookup and, when needed, with quarantine staff.
Residents are demanding explanations from the Municipality of Lambaré over the alleged disbursement of about G. 6 billion for a road project with no visible progress, while potholes, poor drainage and accumulated waste are worsening streets and sidewalks, although the figure and payments still need to be verified in official documents.