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An IPS audit identified discrepancies of up to G. 625.159 billion between recorded and physical medicine inventories, attributed mainly to incomplete integration between the SIH and SAP MM systems, and recommended assessing possible effects on accounting and medicine availability for insured people.
Online study from Paraguay can lead to Cambridge examination qualifications, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, a U.S. High School Diploma, or merely preparation for an external examination. These options can look similar online but are not legally or academically equivalent. This article compares explains what families should establish about the final credential, examination location, recognition and total cost before enrolling.
Deputy Yamil Esgaib, elected in Asunción, has proposed licenses, paid registration — equivalent to the daily minimum wage — and rules for owning and taking potentially dangerous dogs out in Paraguay, covering more than 20 breeds and fines of up to 100 minimum wages.
A joint operation by Brazil’s Federal Police and Ministry of Labor rescued 23 Paraguayans from a farm attributed to federal deputy candidate Aparecido Carlos Bernardo in Puerto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul, and seized 14 weapons, including rifles, as authorities investigate allegations of informal hiring, withheld wages and restrictions on the workers’ freedom to leave.
Paraguay expanded rapid HIV testing across the public health network and accelerated the start of antiretroviral treatment: 371,480 tests were conducted in 2025, while 180 people began therapy between November 2025 and August 2026, including 139 in 2026.
Isaías Fretes took over Paraguay’s Health Ministry after political pressure, a doctors’ strike and demands from Horacio Cartes, Lilian Samaniego, Noelia Cabrera and Sinamed directed at María Teresa Barán, promising to expand prevention and Family Health Units, combat misappropriation — “opá la ñemondá,” he said, speaking as “Juan Pueblo” — and bring care to the country’s most remote regions.
Santiago Peña began a 10-day trip to Venezuela and the United States to try to restore relations with Caracas, address Petropar’s debt of about $300 million to PDVSA and seek investment in New York, while Isaías Fretes was appointed health minister after leaving the IPS board of directors.
The Chamber of Deputies is examining transfers of about G. 2.1 billion to the Santa Rita Local Health Council and a G. 1.1 billion budget increase amid suspicions of electoral use and a lack of financial reporting, with no irregularities proven so far.
The increase in U.S. interest rates to a range of 3.75% to 4% could strengthen the dollar and reduce the appeal of guarani-denominated assets, but analysts believe domestic factors should limit the immediate impact on Paraguay’s exchange rate.
An ordinary Paraguayan residence application generally requires valid identification, proof of registered entry, a birth certificate, relevant civil-status records and a nationally valid criminal-record certificate. Foreign public documents normally need an apostille and, when they are not in Spanish, a Spanish translation; the DNM expressly exempts Portuguese-language documents issued by Brazil from translation. This guide explains the shared Paraguayan rules and what applicants from Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom and Switzerland should obtain before travelling. Nationality is not the only issue: a person who lived in another country for more than one year during the previous three years may also need that country’s criminal-record certificate.
IPS holds up to 82.49% of its dollar-denominated CDA in the five largest banks, while the Senate is demanding information from BCP on the management of these public resources, banking operations and loans to policyholders.
Berta Rojas received three nominations for the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards for La huella de las cuerdas, in the categories of Best Instrumental Album, Best Contemporary Classical Work or Composition, and Best Packaging Design; the ceremony will be held on November 12 in Las Vegas.
MIGRAMÓVIL is planning to serve the foreign population at the Amambay Departmental Government in Pedro Juan Caballero from September 21 to 25, 2026, after recording 1,455 residence applications at the Mangaré Cultural Center in Ciudad del Este.
Paraguay is undergoing a clear demographic transition: according to INE, the total fertility rate is 1.9 children per woman in 2026, life expectancy is rising and the share of older people is increasing. At the same time, Paraguay remains a relatively young country and its population is still growing. There are striking differences between current figures from Paraguay's INE and the UN World Population Prospects. INE puts the 2026 population at about 6.46 million, with a median age of 29.4 and 8.9% aged 65 or older; the UN series gives about 7.01 million people for 2025, a median age of 28 and 6.7% aged 65+. The differences result from separate statistical and projection systems, but both point toward the same broad trend: Paraguay is ageing, gradually rather than suddenly.
Traveler assistance on international bus journeys through South America should cover every country on the route, medical transport, border delays, missed connections and baggage problems, with accessible support channels even without internet.
Paraguay and Bolivia approved the last pending section in La Paz and completed the demarcation of their approximately 742-kilometer common border, which will be documented and subject to periodic inspection and maintenance.
A Paraguayan birth certificate confirms a person's birth record in the Civil Registry and is required for many official and private procedures. People with an Electronic Identity can obtain their own certificate online through Portal Paraguay as an electronically signed PDF. It is valid for one year and can be used electronically inside Paraguay; use abroad requires additional apostille or legalization steps.
Paraguayan Deputy Minister Saúl Recalde apologized after being filmed holding doctor Freddy Hernán Cantero by the neck at the Ministry of Health and placed his position at the minister’s disposal.
Asunción’s Codeni centralizes technical, legal, psychological and protective assistance for children and adolescents through 11 centers and hotlines, operating Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with complaints strictly anonymous and confidential by law.
Families of four victims of the crash that killed six people in September 2024 in Pedrozo have sued the Paraguayan state and the Ministry of Public Works and Communications, seeking G. 27 billion in damages and alleging failures in the installation and maintenance of the traffic light on a descent on Route PY-02.
Santiago Peña reshuffled Paraguay’s health leadership, appointing Isaías Fretes as minister and Derlis León as IPS president, while doctors maintain a strike over a salary increase and an audit warns about the concentration of social security funds at Ueno Bank.
Residents of Tablada Nueva and Virgen de Fátima in Asunción are asking the courts to suspend slaughtering operations and progressively relocate the Beef SA and Frigomerc SA slaughterhouses, citing smoke, odors, pests and health risks in a residential area.
Private fuel distributors in Paraguay are considering increases of up to G. 800 per liter because of higher oil prices, while Petropar is temporarily maintaining prices with older inventories and the sector warns of effects on transport, freight and food.
Bonifacio Ríos Ávalos was unanimously elected dean of the National University of Asunción’s Law and Social Sciences School and, while awaiting his inauguration, pledged to strengthen institutional governance and fight clientelism amid internal disputes and allegations of academic irregularities.