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Paraguayan specialist doctors withdrew their resignations and suspended participation in the September 21 and 22 strike after reaching an agreement with the Ministry of Health, which provides for negotiations on differentiated salaries for high-complexity fields, still subject to budgetary and legislative approval.
maria-teresa-baranDocuments presented by Óscar Tuma are offered as evidence that Basilio Núñez graduated in medicine from the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste in Argentina and worked as a medical surgeon in the public health system, but they do not demonstrate his alleged specialization in neurosurgery, which Aníbal Filártiga questioned.
universidad-nacional-de-asuncionbasilio-nunezanibal-filartigauniversidad-nacional-del-nordesteParaguay’s Congress has begun reviewing the 2027 General National Budget, estimated at G. 166.3 trillion and listing health care among its priorities, while the Senate prepares requests for information from the Central Bank about Ueno Bank and lawmakers negotiate doctors’ salary demands.
uenoantonio-barriosAmateur anglers from Alto Paraná caught an approximately 90-kilogram freshwater stingray in the Paraguay River, at Posadas del Tebicuary, a rural locality in Tacuaras, Ñeembucú, with help from local guides to bring it to shore.
neembucuPractical guidance based on lawyer María José Ojeda Argüello’s interpretation covers rent adjustments, repairs, penalties, deposits, a photographic inventory made before signing and Civil Code provisions attributed to the law. Disputes and contract decisions require professional advice.
maria-jose-ojeda-arguelloThe National University of Asunción’s Law School opened a preliminary investigation into alleged attempts to alter grades after chats surfaced mentioning requests to pass students and lists of names, including student representative Alejandro “Tratito” Ovelar, while the authenticity of the messages and whether any changes occurred remain to be established.
alejandro-ovelarIPS, the institution that administers Paraguay’s social-security system, has launched a mandatory, free digital census to update the information of 90,855 retirees and pensioners by December 7. The procedure does not replace the quarterly proof-of-life requirement needed to continue receiving payments.
ipsbicia-jarolinTECHO Paraguay is seeking to raise G. 1.55 billion by Saturday, September 5, to assist more than 500 vulnerable families, with about 8,400 volunteers mobilized at 211 locations and donations earmarked for emergency housing, community infrastructure and social projects.
techo-paraguayitapuaconcepcionJoshua Duerksen won the Formula 2 sprint race at Monza, the championship’s 10th round, after starting seventh because of penalties for Nikola Tsolov and Noel León, passing Alex Dunne, Martinius Stenshorne, Ritomo Miyata, Oliver Goethe and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak — going off track twice before legally completing the pass on the last of them — and taking the lead on lap nine of 21, while Rafael Câmara will start Sunday’s main race from pole at 4:45 a.m., with coverage on Disney+.
formula-2-de-la-fiajoshua-duerkseninvicta-racingrafael-camaraA meeting held on September 2 in Encarnación celebrated 90 years of Japanese immigration to Paraguay and discussed the contribution of immigrant communities to the country's development.
kurosu-ciaEduardo Nakayama’s bill proposes about $20 million a year to strengthen Paraguay’s firefighters, expand territorial coverage and reduce reliance on donations.
eduardo-nakayamachacorichard-lopezoscar-acunaThe Older Adults Program will cost US$564 million in 2027, add 30,000 people and reach 406,000 beneficiaries, while about 100,000 will complete enrollment in 2028; Economy and Finance Minister Óscar Lovera also reported that an additional US$200 million is already included in the 2026 budget for medicines and supplies, rejected a general 76% raise for 12,000 doctors for lack of financing, and Rossana González acknowledged much of the data about her two positions with the Ministry of Health, dual employment with the Social Security Institute (IPS), monthly income of about G. 25 million, and alleged care for 37 patients in 2025 and none in 2026, saying she works at San Pablo Hospital, which has 1,200 vulnerable employees.
oscar-loverarossana-gonzalezSandra Isabel Cárdenas says G. 34,112,616 was deducted from her salary in two collection cases based on the same promissory note, which she says she never signed. She reported the case to the Public Prosecutor’s Office and links it to the so-called “promissory-note mafia.”
villa-elisasandra-isabel-cardenascaacupeSinamed will decide Thursday, September 3, whether to call a new national strike after a five-day stoppage, amid dissatisfaction over salaries, working conditions and the supply of medicines and medical supplies.
Paraguay’s 2027 General National Budget bill provides for spending of G. 166.322 trillion, an 11.2% increase and a deficit of up to 3.9% of GDP, but excludes the pay increase demanded by striking doctors, while five babies were transferred after a flea infestation in a neonatal unit in Ciudad del Este.
A total of 1,605 escribanos take the examination on September 1 to compete initially for 92 vacant notarial offices in a process organized by the Supreme Court of Justice, with optical-scanner grading followed by an assessment of academic merits and curricula vitae.
The dollar was selling for about G. 5,940 in Paraguay on August 31, 2026, close to average levels at the end of 2018, as the guarani’s appreciation affected exporters and benefited buyers of products and services abroad.
guaraniThe Paraguayan Industrial Union rejected raising taxes to finance salary increases sought by doctors and called for structural public-spending reform. Analyst Stan Canova criticized the proposal to raise the Personal Income Tax from 10% to 14% and cited monthly pay of up to G. 24 million for doctors with four contracts, which he described as four 12-hour weekly workloads.
stan-canovasilvio-ovelarradio-1000-amThe trial of Miguel Prieto and 10 other defendants in the Tía Chela case, concerning the purchase of 25,000 food kits in 2020, will continue on September 7 after the first hearing ended without the presentation of the main evidence.
miguel-prietotia-chelaciudad-del-esteAn audit by the Comptroller General’s Office presented to Congress on August 31 found payments exceeding G. 50 billion to more than 11,000 deceased retirees at the IPS, alongside a G. 624 billion discrepancy in inventory, while public doctors continue mobilizing for better wages and working conditions.
ipscamilo-benitezvicente-batagliaAt least 197 specialist doctors formally submitted resignations in Paraguay after a five-day strike, as patients report shortages of medicines and supplies; the government attributes rejection of a across-the-board raise to fiscal constraints and is considering measures to fill vacancies, regularize 2,390 contracted workers and include US$760 million for medicines and supplies in the 2027 budget proposal, which has not yet been approved. University lecturers are also threatening mobilization, while Eduardo Nakayama proposes eliminating state-paid private insurance to direct US$100 million to US$120 million annually to public health without shifting pressure to the Social Security Institute (IPS), which is facing its own crisis.
santiago-penalilian-samaniegoThe Paraguayan Society of Diabetology says more than 10% of the country’s population has diabetes, associated with hypertension, dyslipidemia and obesity. The organization did not provide the estimate’s year, methodology or statistical source; it will hold a congress and a community day on prevention and care from September 9 to 11.
A student from the Primera Escuela Paraguaya de Sordos asked in sign language why Paraguayans were persecuted during a morning visit to Plaza de los Desaparecidos in Asunción, where Néstor Vera explained the persecution of people demanding better working conditions and human rights during the Stroessner dictatorship; the activity, part of a three-article series on historical memory, also brought together victims and relatives, while the Truth and Justice Commission estimates around 107,987 affected relatives and records 20,090 direct victims.
alfredo-stroessnerprimera-escuela-paraguaya-de-sordosplaza-de-los-desaparecidosA Brazilian couple was arrested in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, on suspicion of selling their five-month-old child for R$15,000 in Ciudad del Este; the child was found in Brazil in the care of a couple.
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