Petropar has begun selling Jet A-1 and AVGAS in Paraguay, with one plant operating in Encarnación and plans for five facilities through a public-private partnership that does not require direct state investment in infrastructure.
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Senave issued a sanitary alert against the cassava 'Witches' Broom' pest that threatens food security and warned that the El Niño phenomenon may favor the emergence of other pests in various crops.
The Prosecutor's Office accused a couple of operating a pyramid scheme in Asunción since late 2025, promising high returns on events such as the pilgrimage to Caacupé, while in Encarnación a woman received alternative measures to imprisonment for diverting 200 million guaranis in a currency exchange operation.
Paraguay's Tourism Minister, Jacinto Santa María, resigned after three months for "personal and dignity reasons", and the government announced the merger of the portfolio with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
An American tourist was detained by police in Coronel Bogado, Paraguay, after being reported by residents for photographing an exotic plant in front of a Public Prosecutor's Office assistant's house.
Former Senator Enrique Bacchetta alerted the Chamber of Deputies in 2020 about doubts regarding Hernán Rivas' law degree, whose trial for using a false document reveals certificates with serious spelling errors and testimony from a former university rector who claims to have signed it inside a car without ever seeing Rivas attend classes.
Paraguay's National Electricity Administration (ANDE) maintains suspended two strategic financial projects — energy sales to Brazil and a $198 million bond issuance — while focusing efforts on internal debt renegotiation programs and warning about the inclusion of defaulters in the Equifax credit bureau.
Paraguayan professor rescued after being lost for days in the Misiones forest in Argentina while trying to recover a weather balloon for an academic project, after reporting fleeing from a jaguar.
Police arrested five foreigners — two Spaniards and three Bolivians — for the double homicide of gold buyers in Encarnación, following a scam that left two victims dead and one man injured.
The Tourism Minister and the Governor of Itapúa launched a tourist guide for the WRC Ueno Rally del Paraguay 2026, whose organizers project the attraction of 400,000 visitors with new attractions at the event.
Paraguay and the United States signed a civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement in Washington, with the leaders of both countries also addressing regional issues such as Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Paraguayan institutions, including the Highway Patrol and Security Forces, are finalizing security preparations and volunteer training for the WRC Rally del Paraguay 2026, which takes place in August in Itapúa.
The Encarnación Regional Hospital has become a mental health referral center in the interior of Paraguay with a new psychiatric unit, while the Itapúa General Hospital, its partner in the project, celebrates one year of operation with hundreds of thousands of consultations that reinforce healthcare access in the country's southern region.
A Macuco Safari tour boat capsized at Iguazú Falls, killing a Dutch tourist and injuring at least two other people.
In anti-drug operations, Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) destroyed 12 tons of marijuana in Amambay, Brazilian police intercepted a helicopter carrying cocaine coming from Paraguay, and agents arrested youths linked to the Rotela Clan for micro-trafficking in Luque and a suspect in a shooting in Asunción.
President Santiago Peña has appointed Miguel Báez Reyes as the head of Paraguay's state electricity utility ANDE, replacing Félix Sosa. The government states the move is intended to unblock investments, but unions and the opposition link it to pressure for a preferential tariff contract with the company Atome.
The IPS (Instituto de Previsión Social), Paraguay's social security agency, announced a gradual restocking of over 180 medicines that had been unavailable nationwide, pledging to restore normal inventory levels within 15 days following the crisis that affected patients, especially those with cancer.
Paraguay's electricity demand grew by 18.3% in the first half of 2026, with supply being led by the Itaipú, Yacyretá, and Acaray hydroelectric plants, while the state-owned utility ANDE reinforces its commitment to infrastructure projects for a more reliable service.
Residency applications in Paraguay increased by 62% in the first half of 2026, totaling over 33,000 requests, with Brazilians representing the majority of applicants, leading the government to adopt measures to streamline the procedures.
Attack on a Paraguayan police station leaves three dead, reignites debate over the EPP's restructuring, and exposes rifts within security forces and concerns among rural producers.
Paraguay is including approximately 4,000 new seniors in its pension program starting this Friday, benefiting individuals who turn 68 by July and meet specific income criteria.
A large, heavily armed group attacked a police outpost in Canindeyú, Paraguay, leaving three dead, including two police officers, and one injured, with authorities investigating the involvement of criminal groups from the region.
The Paraguayan Armed Forces are carrying out dredging and cleaning of the Tayuazapé stream in San Lorenzo to prevent flooding ahead of the arrival of the El Niño weather phenomenon, after identifying that the riverbed was obstructed by sediment and household waste after 16 years.