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An air mass from the polar region brought the coldest early morning of the year to Paraguay on Wednesday, June 24, with temperatures dropping below 0°C and reaching as low as -1.4°C in the department of Boquerón.
boqueronchacoThe department of Alto Paraguay runs the risk of being merely a bystander to the Bioceanic Corridor due to a lack of basic infrastructure, such as passable roads, drinking water, and electricity, while Boquerón attracts private investment in the region.
alto-paraguaychacoboqueronThe construction of an international bridge between Humaitá, in the department of Ñeembucú, Paraguay, and Las Palmas, in the Argentine province of Chaco, is moving forward as a physical integration initiative with the potential to boost trade, logistics, and tourism between the two countries.
neembucuchacohumaitaConstruction works on the future Chaco General Hospital, which will benefit around 150,000 people in the Western Region, are progressing through the foundation phase, with 70% of earthworks completed and the first 22 piles already installed. The project is being carried out by the Western Health Consortium, which includes a firm linked to Grupo Cartes, under the supervision of the MOPC and the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, with funding from Itaipú Binacional. The consortium's links to Grupo Cartes and related procurement controversies have been reported.
mopchospital-general-del-chacoitaipuchacoThe soybean harvest in the Paraguayan Chaco reached an average yield of 2.4 tonnes per hectare, approaching the Eastern Region, which recorded an average of over 3 tonnes per hectare, with total Paraguayan production estimated at 12.34 million tonnes for the 2025-26 cycle.
chacoParaguay and Bolivia completed in December 2025, after 87 years of technical and diplomatic work, the full demarcation of the 742 kilometers of shared border between the two countries, becoming the only nations in South America with fully demarcated borders.
chacoThe Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Chaco have declared a temporary ban on all forms of surubí fishing in a shared stretch of the Paraná River, aiming to protect the species during a period of mass aggregation of fish. The Paraná River forms the Paraguay-Paraná waterway, which is of major importance to Paraguay's trade and ecology.
surubicorrienteschacoLease contracts for approximately 190,000 hectares belonging to IPS in the Teniente Ochoa region reveal monthly fees as low as G. 627 per hectare, with terms of up to 20 years and 24-month grace periods. An economic analyst warns of poor asset management and possible favoritism.
ipschacoIsaías Fretes, president of the IPS, acknowledged on Friday that the institution is going through a critical liquidity and medicine shortage crisis, attributing the collapse to past administrations and stifling bureaucratic processes.
isaias-freteschacoSergio Daniel Riquelme, a businessman and pre-candidate for city council in Benjamín Aceval with the Honor Colorado movement, was sent to the National Pretrial Detention Center after being identified as the head of a scheme involving the theft and illegal slaughter of cattle in the Paraguayan Chaco.
sergio-daniel-riquelmebenjamin-acevalchacohonor-coloradoPresident Santiago Peña enacted Decree No. 6034/2026, regulating Law No. 7599 on Non-Conventional Renewable Energies, breaking the state monopoly on electricity generation. ANDE has issued the tender for the first international solar energy auction in the Chaco, with a capacity of 140 MW, to be installed in Loma Plata.
andechacoAfter 31 days of isolation, volunteers and the MOPC reopened the route between Fuerte Olimpo and Bahía Negra, but the lack of earthworks and drainage caused water to return with new rains. The Chamber of Deputies is set to vote on a departmental emergency declaration, criticized as late and electioneering.
alto-paraguaychacomopcThe director of Meteorology and Hydrology of Paraguay, Eduardo Mingo, forecasts an autumn with thermal oscillations and intense cold, especially in the Chaco, where lows reached 3°C. For winter, the trend is a transition to the El Niño phenomenon, which could raise temperatures, but uncertainty persists.
eduardo-mingoel-ninochacoParaguay's Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology issued a special warning this Saturday (16) for moderate to severe electrical storms, with intense winds and possible hail, affecting the north of the Eastern Region and sectors of the Chaco.
chacoThe General Audit of the Executive Branch (AGPE) has launched an unprecedented inspection of over 800 properties of the Social Insurance Institute (IPS), amid suspicions of underbilling in rental contracts. IPS President Isaías Ricardo Fretes stated that the goal is to end the 'secrecy' in property management and ensure transparency for policyholders and business owners.
ipschacoTruck drivers have been stranded for 40 days in the Chaco region of Paraguay due to the poor condition of the roads, which prevents vehicle passage. Many have already abandoned their trucks at the site.
chacoDeputy Francisco Petersen (ANR) highlights road progress in the Chaco but warns that localities in northern Alto Paraguay remain isolated due to a lack of all-weather roads, relying on waterways for supplies.
alto-paraguayboqueronchacoPresident Santiago Peña and Housing Minister Juan Carlos Baruja delivered 604 homes in Villa Hayes, with a focus on indigenous communities. Baruja touted the government's housing record amid speculation about his political future.
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