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Amid the celebrations for Paraguay's victory over Germany in the World Cup, a Brazilian woman thanked the country for being a refuge and an opportunity for a fresh start for thousands of her compatriots.
camila-thibesFor Paraguayan minors traveling abroad during the winter holidays without both parents, a free judicial authorization is required. This can be obtained in person at local courts, through a public instrument, or via telematics, followed by legalization.
Nineteen Paraguayans, including two minors, were rescued from slave-like labor conditions on a cassava farm in Paraná following an international tip-off. They were subjected to exhausting workdays, inhumane living conditions, and restrictions on their freedom.
tapirajose-rolonA Spanish tourist reacted with surprise and joy upon encountering real yacaré caimans in the Laguna de Itá, in a video that went viral on social media.
itayacaretiktokA specialist warns that allergies, which already affect 30% of Paraguay's population, are becoming a global epidemic projected to impact half the world's population by 2050, driven by factors like pollution and urbanization, while public health systems lack the resources for adequate treatment.
perla-alcarazhospital-de-clinicasThe sister-in-law of the governor of San Pedro, sentenced to 11 years for drug trafficking in Operation Austral, served most of her sentence under house arrest after a court decision overturned her pre-trial detention.
san-pedroitapuaParaguay has launched a new electronic card to ensure free public transport for people with disabilities, compatible with the electronic ticketing systems of buses in the Asunción Metropolitan Area.
senadismopcThe final report on the building collapse in Encarnación points to construction flaws, such as discrepancies in the plans and the lack of a signature from a responsible engineer, and has been forwarded to the Public Prosecutor's Office, which has named four people as defendants in the case.
francisco-martinezencarnacionluis-yd-sanchezFormer prosecutor Ana Girala was sentenced to seven years in prison for leading a bribery and extortion scheme at the San Lorenzo Prosecutor's Unit, along with other complicit officials and lawyers.
ana-elizabeth-girala-lopezgriselda-beatriz-acha-alcarazyolanda-morelchristi-magali-ortega-dominguezalcides-hermosillaThe sister-in-law of San Pedro Governor Freddy D'Ecclesiis turned herself in to police to serve an 11-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and criminal association, a final conviction resulting from the 2018 Operativo Austral investigation.
operativo-australpedro-juan-caballeroA Paraguayan court has upheld a ruling ordering the State to pay a multi-million dollar compensation to the parents of a young soccer player who died in an accident caused by a pothole on the Acceso Sur highway, maintaining the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) for the poor maintenance of the road.
club-olimpiajavier-alexander-yegros-riverososvaldo-gonzalezThe Ministry of Labor intervened at the company LPG Emprendimientos S.A. to investigate the explosion of a barge on the Paraguay River that killed five workers last Saturday.
lpg-emprendimientos-s-aA Paraguayan court has overturned, by a divided vote, the compensation that had been granted by the state to two brothers tortured during the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner.
alfredo-stroessnerherminio-melgarejo-mendezenrique-mongelosmartin-acosta-condeA judge in Curuguaty, previously recused from the case, ordered a repossession that benefits a mayoral candidate and affects a chia plantation and an indigenous community established decades ago.
sonia-medina-paredesluis-ferreirachiajulio-veraThe new management of Paraguay's social security institute has found 67 inherited criminal cases, including high-impact investigations and delays of up to a decade, and plans to speed up investigations to recover funds.
ipsisaias-fretespablo-morinigoAn explosion on a barge in the Paraguay River opposite Asuncion's Costanera Sur killed at least five people on Saturday, according to Paraguay's Naval Prefecture.
oscar-chamorrocostanera-surThe scandal involving fake university degrees in Paraguay, with over 250 confirmed frauds and suspicions surrounding 1,500 more, has exposed a structural crisis in higher education that has led to government intervention in universities and triggered investigations by Congress and the Public Prosecutor's Office.
esperanza-martinezThe National Service for Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa) has confirmed an outbreak of bovine rabies in Cerrito, which has resulted in the death of livestock and prompted the activation of an epidemiological blockade with human vaccination, while producers report a shortage of vaccines for the herd in the region.
cerritoposadasBusinessman Édgar Darío Velazco González is denouncing unequal criteria within the Paraguayan judiciary regarding the setting of legal fees. He is questioning the amounts paid to two lawyers in a case involving his company, alleging that the calculations did not follow the law.
guillermo-trovatoedgar-dario-velazco-gonzalezall-motors-saParaguay's public health system has performed its first highly complex biventricular pacemaker implant at the National Institute of Cardiology, a historic milestone made possible by the hospital's modernization funded by Itaipu Binacional.
itaipu-binacionalA Paraguayan court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison, the most severe penalty ever recorded in the country for digital violence, for harassing his former partner with death threats while he was incarcerated.
maria-eusebia-segovia-cabreraThe Senate Special Commission has forwarded a detailed report to the Federal Police outlining a fraud scheme that, for over a decade, defrauded 46 employees of the Hospital de Clínicas through the now-defunct Amuclin, using renegotiated and forged promissory notes to force lawsuits against the victims.
hospital-de-clinicasfabio-ubaldo-molinasA court in Paraguarí sentenced a police officer to 15 years and a civilian to 9 years in prison for their roles in a robbery that resulted in the death of Swiss citizen Reto Schraner. The Public Prosecutor's Office is considering an appeal, deeming the sentences insufficient, while other suspects in the case remain at large.
escobarreto-schranerparaguariroberto-isaac-chaparro-martinezThe National Directorate of Migrations of Paraguay has increased the fees for immigration procedures and fines for foreigners by 5%, in line with the decree that updated the country's legal minimum wage.