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The Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay is one vote away—that of Justice César Diesel—from ruling on former senator Kattya González's unconstitutionality challenge against her removal from the Senate on February 14, 2024, through a maneuver by the Cartismo movement.
kattya-gonzalezcartismoA leaked audio recording reveals that Cartismo senator Javier Zacarías Irún negotiated a position at the Itaipu Binacional entity for the brother of a political operative in exchange for electoral support in Ciudad del Este.
javier-zacarias-irunitaipujusto-zacarias-irunosvaldo-sanchez-jaracartismoCongress President Basilio Núñez called for the roughly 50 lawsuits against former Ciudad del Este mayor Miguel Prieto to be handled with the same rigor as the case of former senator Erico Galeano, already sentenced to 13 years in prison. Núñez challenged claims that the judiciary is controlled by the Cartismo movement, noting that Supreme Court justices were appointed by previous governments.
basilio-nunezmiguel-prietoerico-galeanocartismociudad-del-esteThe departures of Norma Aquino, Javier "Chaqueñito" Vera, Hernán Rivas, and Erico Galeano from the Paraguayan Senate, amid corruption scandals, fake degrees, and criminal convictions, reveal the erosion of the political shield of the ruling Cartismo faction and the power of citizen and media pressure.
cartismoParaguay's Congress President Basilio 'Bachi' Núñez stated that the conviction and pretrial detention of former senator Erico Galeano dismantle the narrative that the judiciary is controlled by cartismo. The statement comes amid other political developments, including an administrative proceeding against former senator Javier 'Chaqueñito' Vera for failing to file an asset declaration and an internal dispute in the Colorado Party over the Asunción mayoralty.
basilio-nunezerico-galeanocartismoArnaldo Aveiro Solís, brother of Senator Guadalupe Aveiro (ANR), was appointed to Itaipu Binacional in April 2026, receiving a monthly salary of G. 21 million, despite not having a university degree. Previously, he worked as a receptionist in the Chamber of Deputies, where he already earned G. 16.35 million. The appointment occurred one month after the senator took office, replacing the convicted Erico Galeano.
itaipucartismoguadalupe-aveiroPresidential pre-candidate Arnoldo Wiens, from the Colorado Añetete movement, attacked sectors of cartismo during a rally in Villarrica, accusing them of remaining "bolted to power" and using public office for personal gain. He also questioned the government's economic management and recalled the narrative of the "true colorados," amid the internal dispute of the ANR.
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