1000 Noticias

Sami Pajari won Rally del Paraguay 2026 for his third consecutive victory of the WRC season. Diego Domínguez Bejarano won WRC2 at home, while Santiago Peña said he would work to bring more competitions to Paraguay; Pedro Alliana presented Andrea Lafarja as the first Paraguayan woman to reach a World Rally Championship podium.

The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) seized 30 7.62 mm FAL rifles hidden beneath provisions in a pickup truck in Pedro Juan Caballero and detained two brothers suspected of preparing to send the weapons to Brazil, while Paraguay’s arms sector calls for a review of import procedures and authorizations.

Mercosur held the first round of talks with Vietnam in Buenos Aires on a preferential trade agreement aimed at expanding market access, diversifying exports and fostering investment.

Argentina’s National Gendarmerie installed a gate on the La Fraternidad footbridge between Nanawa and Clorinda, restricting passage from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and drawing criticism from local officials over the impact on trade and travel and the risk of increasing clandestine crossings.

Amid a nationwide doctors’ strike, Paraguay is debating higher taxes on tobacco and other levies to fund health care, while economists and business leaders argue for better public management, less waste and policy predictability to avoid harming investment.

Paraguayan courts have definitively confiscated Darío Messer’s assets, including companies, real estate, vehicles, livestock and accounts, while prosecutors investigate seven offices in Hernandarias transferred to Banco Atlas through a trust.

The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) seized 5,967 kilograms of marijuana, destroyed eight camps and five hectares of cultivation in Capitán Bado, where it detained a 16-year-old, and separately seized 13 kilograms of the drug in a package at Silvio Pettirossi Airport.

Five people have been formally charged over their alleged participation in using asphalt, machinery, trucks and municipal employees to pave private property. Criminal responsibility has not been established.

A doctors’ strike in Paraguay enters its fifth day with 39 pediatric surgeons threatening to resign from Monday, while the government proposes a phased 76% increase over 14 months and lawmakers disagree over funding sources.

Paraguay exported 75 products to 43 new destinations between January and July 2026, including biodiesel to Singapore, in a diversification drive that generated US$5.5 million from that shipment, according to Rediex data.

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.

The ANDE Workers Union (Sitrande) suspended its protest after Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies postponed the vote on the bill creating the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Hydrocarbons and announced a broad dialogue table with participation from the state utility, government, and lawmakers.

A joint anti-drug operation between Paraguay and Brazil destroyed over 436 tons of marijuana in natural reserves in eastern Paraguay, causing an estimated loss of more than 65 million dollars to criminal groups.

MOPC conducted aerodynamic tests at the Polytechnic University of Milan to test the future Bioceanic Bridge, which will connect Paraguay and Brazil, against extreme winds in a controlled environment.

Paraguayan doctors began a five-day national strike, suspending consultations and elective surgeries, to demand a salary adjustment, an end to precarious contracts, and the replenishment of supplies, while the government claims a lack of resources to meet the demands.

The historic ships Cañonero Paraguay and Patrullero Capitán Cabral docked for the first time in Encarnación, attracting thousands of visitors during their stay linked to the World Rally Championship (WRC), after a journey that faced a storm and consumed 31,852 liters of fuel.

Guairá Governor César Sosa denies a presidential pre-candidacy and prioritizes municipal elections, while the opposition, led by Senator Yolanda Paredes, crafts a strategy for 2028 focused on unity and fighting corruption.

Prison officers intercepted a package with explosive substances at Minga Guazú prison, leading to an investigation into possible dynamite manufacturing, while in an unrelated event, a driver was shot dead in Pedro Juan Caballero.

Paraguay celebrates National Folklore Day with a cultural agenda of free events and a sociological debate on national identity, which is seen as plural and constantly transforming.

Paraguayan police remove an agent and investigate an alleged scheme for irregular issuance of identity cards to foreigners, mainly Brazilians, after blocking the delivery of documents to people with criminal records.

President Santiago Peña moved the national holiday of September 29, which marks the Day of the Battle of Boquerón, to Monday, September 28, 2026, to create a long weekend aimed at boosting tourism and the economy.

Paraguay has received its fifth A-29 Super Tucano aircraft, with the sixth and final one to be delivered in September, in an investment of 100 to 150 million dollars that the government considers crucial to combat clandestine flights and strengthen air sovereignty.

ATOME is advancing the development of a 300 MWp solar plant project in Villeta, Paraguay, after securing financial support for its feasibility study.

Paraguay's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Marco Riquelme, announced a new strategy to replace the cooperation and donations model with Taiwan with one focused on commercial transactions, including direct soybean sales and expanded meat exports.