Six Brazilian citizens were detained in Coronel Oviedo after complaints from traders at Municipal Market No. 1, who accused them of coercing customers into buying sweets. None of them had regular migration documentation.
Coronel Oviedo
About 50 Indigenous people from the Guakikua community have been camping for over three months along Route PY02 in Coronel Oviedo, without assistance from INDI or the Caaguazú Governor's Office, suffering from cold, rain, and lack of shelter.
The Sentencing Tribunal was recused by the defense of one of the accused, and the new trial is suspended until a decision by the Court of Appeals. The victim's father criticizes the delay and announces a protest.
The oral and public trial for the femicide of María Fernanda Benítez, a 17-year-old pregnant teenager murdered in Coronel Oviedo in May 2025, was suspended for the second time after the defense of pharmacist Franco Acosta Céspedes recused all three judges of the Sentencing Tribunal. The Appeals Chamber will decide whether to uphold or remove magistrates Luis Ovelar, Andrea Riquelme, and Víctor Vera.