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President Santiago Peña and former President Mario Abdo Benítez greeted each other with a hug during a reception at the U.S. Embassy in Asunción, a gesture described by Nicanor Duarte Frutos as a civic act of party unity, while Abdo Benítez downplayed its political nature.
santiago-penamario-abdo-beniteznicanor-duarte-frutoshotel-sheraton-asuncionThe public endorsement of former President Mario Abdo Benítez for the Colorado Party candidate Camilo Pérez in Asunción, formalizing the party alliance, has generated both internal celebration and strong criticism from party factions, such as from Senator Yamil Esgaib, who called him a "traitor."
camilo-perezcolorado-anetetemario-abdo-benitezA pothole on the Bioceanic Route in Loma Plata caused a truck to overturn, killed six animals, and reignited questions about the quality of the multi-million dollar project inaugurated in 2022.
loma-platacarmelo-peraltamario-abdo-benitezDeputy Yamil Esgaib requested clarification from the Executive Branch and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the accreditation and operations of the Honorary Consulate of Seychelles in Paraguay, but the proposal was not voted on due to a lack of quorum and will be reintroduced next week.
seychellesmario-abdo-benitezyamil-esgaibThe Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice was composed of justices Víctor Ríos, Manuel Ramírez Candia, and Gustavo Santander, the only three of the nine justices who did not take part in the secret meeting with President Santiago Peña at Mburuvicha Róga, to review the constitutional challenges in the case involving the Seprelad leaks.
mburuvicha-rogamario-abdo-benitezgustavo-santanderMore than a year after the Public Prosecutor's Office filed formal charges, the criminal case investigating the leak of confidential and manipulated Seprelad reports remains stalled. The defendants, former members of Mario Abdo Benítez's government, have used successive appeals to block the preliminary hearing. The case is now before the Supreme Court of Justice, awaiting a decision.
sepreladmario-abdo-benitezFormer Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez, speaking in Luque, denounced a ‘cúpula de bandidos’ that he says continues to concentrate political and economic power, and referred to his own movement as the ‘movimiento de imputados’ amid ongoing investigations.
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