An audit by the Comptroller General’s Office presented to Congress on August 31 found payments exceeding G. 50 billion to more than 11,000 deceased retirees at the IPS, alongside a G. 624 billion discrepancy in inventory, while public doctors continue mobilizing for better wages and working conditions.
Senado
The Senate is the upper chamber of Paraguay's Congress. It votes on laws, appointments, and oversight measures, making it a central arena of national politics.
The Senate is reviewing an agreement that could allow Paraguayans and Qataris to enter, transit through and stay in each other’s territory for up to 90 days without visas or fees, subject to approval by both houses of Congress, as the government expands its economic and trade agenda with the business sector.
Paraguay's Senate approved National Evangelical Church Day for the last Sunday of October, without creating a public holiday or requiring the date to be added to the school calendar. IELPA and IERP challenge the name and historical rationale; the bill will still be reviewed by the Chamber of Deputies.
Paraguay’s Senate is investigating whether IPS requires beneficiaries, retirees and pensioners to open accounts at Ueno Bank to receive loans, following a complaint of a possible monopoly and the concentration of ₲5.1 trillion in state funds at the institution.
Environmental organizations and citizens protested a bill by lawmaker José Rodríguez that would change protections for Médanos del Chaco National Park to allow mining and hydrocarbon extraction, risking contamination of the Yrenda aquifer, Indigenous communities and biodiversity, while the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development recommends rejecting it.
The National Traffic and Road Safety Agency of Paraguay will implement a point system on driver's licenses starting January 2027, aiming to penalize reckless drivers and suspend those with risky behaviors.
Paraguay's Congress automatically approved a reform that maintains a differentiated and more advantageous parliamentary retirement regime compared to the general pension system.
Former Senator Enrique Bacchetta alerted the Chamber of Deputies in 2020 about doubts regarding Hernán Rivas' law degree, whose trial for using a false document reveals certificates with serious spelling errors and testimony from a former university rector who claims to have signed it inside a car without ever seeing Rivas attend classes.
A bill redirecting 500 billion guaranis from spending considered superfluous to purchase medicines is stalled in the Paraguayan Senate due to lack of opinion from the Finance Committee, which did not meet, revealing an internal division within the ruling party.
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies will decide next Tuesday whether to insist on or archive the bill, already rejected by the Senate, that grants police access to private security camera footage.
Paraguay's Ministry of Economy will begin a comprehensive review of the public budget and seek a loan to settle accumulated debts with Health Ministry suppliers.
Police inaugurate identification agency at Asunción Port to decentralize services, while the president of the IPS warns of an imminent healthcare crisis with the application of a law that reduces doctors' working hours and will affect around 2,000 professionals starting in September.
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies debates a bill to eliminate the fee charged by Opaci on driver's licenses, facing resistance from cartismo, while proponents allege the private entity generated millions with the system and practices political patronage.
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill modifying the 2026 budget to grant tax exemptions for imports related to Events of International Sporting Relevance, sending the proposal to the Executive Branch for approval.
President Santiago Peña enacted the law that approves the bilateral agreement with Japan to promote and protect reciprocal investments, establishing rules for legal security and dispute resolution.
Colorado leader José Luis Rodríguez Robertti multiplied his salary in Paraguay's Congress nearly 20 times over 13 years, moving from a contract employee in the Chamber of Deputies to a director in the Senate.
Paraguay delivered a protest note to Brazil over President Lula's statements about the War of the Triple Alliance, reiterating the request for return of war trophies, while the Brazilian ambassador stated the remarks were taken out of context.
Paraguay's Senate approved a bill lowering the minimum age for app drivers to 19 and tractor operators to 18, sending the proposal back to the Chamber of Deputies.
A judge has ordered Paraguay’s Jury for the Impeachment of Magistrates (JEM) to release, within 15 business days, all resolutions and opinions signed by former senator Hernán Rivas. Rivas is on trial over an allegedly falsified law degree.
IPS plans to refinance short-term liabilities to free about 105 billion guaranis a month for medicines. The Economy Ministry and a Senate committee currently oppose bonds and emergency legislation, respectively.
President Santiago Peña has enacted a law increasing the maximum prison sentence for adolescents from 8 to 10 years in exceptionally serious cases, following the murder of María Fernanda Benítez.
The Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay has approved a declaration requesting the Executive Branch to install an identification outpost in the Alto Paraguay department to resolve the lack of access to documents that is preventing the local population from exercising their basic rights.
An attack attributed by Paraguay’s government to the EPP and allied criminal groups killed three people at a police post, exposed intelligence failures, and prompted political criticism and security-policy changes.
The Senate and the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Paraguay have signed an agreement to investigate a scheme of fake academic diplomas, focusing on three areas: lack of accreditation, irregular courses, and direct forgery.