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More than five million eligible voters will choose mayors and municipal boards in 263 districts on Sunday. The electoral authority has also said it plans to publish a non-voter list afterward; appearing on that list is not the same as receiving a final fine.

Paraguay’s second satellite was developed domestically and is intended to test solar panels and image processing, and measure a magnetic anomaly that extends across part of the country.

At a meeting in Asunción, officials and business representatives discussed quota allocation and preparations for access to the European market. Infrastructure, certification, logistics and firms’ ability to adapt remain challenges.

Electoral officials explain how nonvoters will be identified and discuss justifications and collection. Voters can check their polling place on the TSJE portal and should bring their physical identity card, even if it has expired.

Paraguayan anti-drug chief Jalil Rachid wants to identify possible local connections following operations in Bolivia. Bolivia’s government accuses the attorney general of leading an organization that allegedly protected drug trafficking; the accusation is not a conviction.

The TSJE hopes turnout will top 70%, up from 63% in 2021. Pytagua found a gap between an adviser’s quoted 5.4 million voters and the official roll of 5,043,154.

Peña attributed the attention surrounding the Comptroller General’s Office audit of the Superintendency of Banks to commercial disputes that reached Congress and, according to press reports, to political and economic interests behind headlines in some newspapers.

The Paraguayan Chaco must launch power generation, transmission and distribution projects within five years to avoid supply constraints, warns Cavialpa president Paul Sarubbi.

The removal of a 14-kilogram liposarcoma at the IPS Regional Hospital in Ciudad del Este shows that complex surgery can be performed locally, serving patients in Alto Paraná without requiring travel to Asunción.

Soledad Núñez accused Luis Bello of advancing a new collective agreement on the eve of the election and said in an interview with ABC TV that about 93% of Asunción’s resources go to operating expenses.

Mariscal Estigarribia’s 43.8°C reading surpassed the 43°C record set in 1952; reports differ on the day it was recorded.

The Sarambí operation searched seven properties in Pedro Juan Caballero to investigate a suspected network moving stolen vehicles from Brazil to Paraguay. Marciano Denis Torales, identified as its alleged leader, was not found.

Hospital de Trauma workers are seeking a law specifically for the institution and salary increases in the 2027 budget, as well as permanent status for 42 contract workers and an incentive retirement plan for 10 employees.

The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) destroyed five cannabis-growing areas with an estimated yield of 48 tonnes, along with 940 kilograms of processed marijuana, at a rural property in Bella Vista Norte, for a total of nearly 49 tonnes.

Pedro Alliana and Horacio Cartes reaffirmed unity in the Colorado Party and prioritized the October 4 municipal elections, while the choice of its 2028 presidential ticket remains undecided.

Hernán Rivas’s eight-year prison sentence has prompted Paraguayan authorities and lawmakers to call for further investigations into the fake diploma scheme, its possible masterminds and the political support that enabled his rise at the Jury for the Prosecution of Magistrates (JEM), while critics also cited damage to the country’s image and earlier cases involving members of Honor Colorado and former heads of the body.

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.

Former Paraguayan senator Hernán Rivas was sentenced to eight years for the indirect production and use of public documents with false content linked to his professional qualifications. His defense sought acquittal, challenging the search for records, the document-retention period and the lack of a description of a specific act attributed to him.

In New York, Santiago Peña announced a US$200 million investment by J.P. Morgan Natural Capital and Grupo Robinson in Paraguay’s forestry sector, aligned with the Paraguay 2X plan, after a meeting at the bank’s headquarters. The project is expected to transfer technical expertise to local private-sector businesses.

Governors from the 15 Colorado Party administrations in the G15, which received 1.6 trillion guaraníes between January and August, demanded evidence for Carlos Núñez’s accusations over Hambre Cero funds and criticized the vulgarity of his remarks. They defended the role of the departments as Honor Colorado leaders discuss the 2028 ticket and say the movement is united.

José Doldán and Milder Núñez, members of Cooperativa Poravoty, were acquitted at first instance after peaceful protests outside Pedro Loblein’s residence; the final ruling will be issued on October 1, 2026.

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.

Petropar raised prices per liter by G. 495 for Diesel Porã and Mbarete and by G. 150 for Aratiri 97 gasoline, with the new prices in effect since September 24. Sources differ on the diesel prices before the increase and attribute the adjustment to higher international oil prices and a trend of increases at private stations.

I Love Paraguay, a restaurant founded in Queens in 2007, received the first international Marca País Paraguay license from President Santiago Peña, authorizing it to officially represent the country abroad.