The Asunción Municipal Council refused to authorize Mayor Luis Bello to defer overdue bond interest, denouncing abusive rates that would push charges to 27% and leave a million-dollar hole for the next administration.
Luis Bello
Mayor Luis Bello checked the progress of storm drainage works in the Santo Domingo Basin, which have reached 30% completion with municipal funds. The intervention aims to solve historic flooding in the area.
Asunción Mayor Luis Bello received representatives of the volunteer fire departments and agreed to set up a weekly technical panel to regularize overdue construction-tax payments that have accumulated to more than G$ 10 billion since 2020. The debt threatens station operations and triggered a crisis alert.
The asphalt repair on Avenida Rodríguez de Francia at Mercado 4 lasted less than seven months. The road has again developed potholes and standing wastewater, exposing the failure of Mayor Luis Bello's (ANR-HC) administration, which continues the neglect model of his predecessor. Despite collecting US$18.2 million in 2025 for street maintenance, the capital's road infrastructure remains in ruins.
While Mayor Luis Bello (ANR-HC) touts the cleanup of the historic center after the national holidays, residents of residential neighborhoods live with rubble, blocked sidewalks and piled-up trash. The contrast lays bare the shoddy state of urban services in Paraguay's capital.