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News Paraguay: Tras persecución y balacera, abandonan vehículo con media tonelada de droga en San Pedro

Published on: Sunday 05 April 2026
Tras persecución y balacera, abandonan vehículo con media tonelada de droga en San Pedro
News source: https://www.hoy.com.py/nacionales/2026/04/05/tras-persecucion-y-balacera-abandonan-vehiculo-con-media-tonelada-de-droga-en-san-pedro

Una persecución acabó con la incautación de más de 500 kilos de marihuana en Santa Rosa del Aguaray, departamento de San Pedro. La droga se encontraba dentro de un vehículo que fue abandonado por sus ocupantes.

News Paraguay: Paraguay central bank cuts rates as inflation runs below target

Published on: Monday 02 March 2026
Paraguay central bank cuts rates as inflation runs below target
News source: https://en.mercopress.com/2026/03/03/paraguay-central-bank-cuts-rates-as-inflation-runs-below-target

Paraguay’s central bank chief Carlos Carvallo says the country is dealing with a “nice problem”: inflation is converging to the official goal “from below,” an unusual pattern in the region that has prompted policymakers to start trimming interest rates to prevent price growth from staying too low.

News Paraguay: Genpy SA busca ampliar producción en Alto Paraguay

Published on: Friday 06 March 2026
Genpy SA busca ampliar producción en Alto Paraguay
News source: https://www.abc.com.py/negocios/abc-campo/2026/03/07/genpy-sa-busca-ampliar-produccion-en-alto-paraguay/

Alto Paraguay se ha consolidado como un referente en producción bovina en el país gracias a la presencia de empresas como Genpy SA, que desde 2008 se especializa en el ciclo completo de la ganadería con un fuerte enfoque en el mejoramiento genético. La gerente general, Lottie Cecconello, detalló a ABC Rural cómo la compañía ha logrado mantener la producción bovina constante en la región, incluso frente a desafíos climáticos y logísticos, y cuáles son sus planes de crecimiento para los próximos años.

News Paraguay: Comunidades indígenas del Alto Paraguay anuncian cierre de ruta PY15 por falta de asistencia

Published on: Thursday 05 March 2026
Comunidades indígenas del Alto Paraguay anuncian cierre de ruta PY15 por falta de asistencia
News source: https://www.ultimahora.com/comunidades-indigenas-del-alto-paraguay-anuncian-cierre-de-ruta-py15-por-falta-de-asistencia

Líderes y miembros de las comunidades indígenas Chaidi y Arocojadi, ubicadas en el distrito de Puerto Casado, Departamento de Alto Paraguay, emitieron un comunicado en el que denuncian abandono estatal y solicitan asistencia urgente por parte de la Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional (SEN).

News Paraguay: Ayoreos mantendrán bloqueo de ruta en Alto Paraguay en reclamo de víveres y obras paralizadas

Published on: Tuesday 10 March 2026
Ayoreos mantendrán bloqueo de ruta en Alto Paraguay en reclamo de víveres y obras paralizadas
News source: https://www.ultimahora.com/ayoreos-mantendran-bloqueo-de-ruta-en-alto-paraguay-en-reclamo-de-viveres-y-obras-paralizadas

Integrantes de comunidades indígenas del pueblo Ayoreo continúan manifestándose en el Departamento de Alto Paraguay, Chaco, exigiendo respuestas inmediatas de las autoridades del Gobierno. Entre sus principales reclamos se encuentran la asistencia alimentaria por parte de la Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) y la culminación de obras a cargo de la Gobernación de Alto Paraguay.

News Paraguay: Brazil face Paraguay on Monday in World Cup qualifier opener

Published on: Monday 16 February 2026
Brazil face Paraguay on Monday in World Cup qualifier opener
News source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brazil-face-paraguay-monday-world-140800835.html

The Brazil Women's U-20 National Team begins its journey in the final stage of the South American Championship for the category this Monday (16th), at 6:00 PM (Brasília time), at CARFEM Stadium in Yp...

News Paraguay: Hallan cadáver de un brasileño con disparos de armas de fuego en Amambay

Published on: Friday 23 January 2026
Hallan cadáver de un brasileño con disparos de armas de fuego en Amambay
News source: https://www.ultimahora.com/hallan-cadaver-de-un-brasileno-con-disparos-de-armas-de-fuego-en-amambay

El cuerpo sin vida de un hombre de nacionalidad brasileña fue hallado a tempranas horas de este sábado en un camino vecinal en la colonia Umbú, distante a 25 kilómetros de Capitán Bado, Departamento de Amambay.

News Paraguay: Paraguay Anti-Marijuana Operations Barely Dent Production in Amambay

Published on: Sunday 09 April 2023
Paraguay Anti-Marijuana Operations Barely Dent Production in Amambay
News source: https://insightcrime.org/news/marijuana-production-amambay-paraguay-continues-despite-efforts-against/

Paraguyan and Brazilian authorities removed a thousand tons of marijuana and hemp from circulation. Authorities have destroyed mammoth amounts of cannabis on the border of Paraguay and Brazil in the ...

News Paraguay: Amambay, Paraguay

Published on: Wednesday 24 February 2021
Amambay, Paraguay
News source: https://insightcrime.org/paraguay-organized-crime-news/amambay-paraguay/

Amambay is at the heart of Paraguay’s most worrying organized crime trends: cocaine trafficking, marijuana production, and the rise of violent criminal groups. The department leads the country’s ...

News Paraguay: Una familia intentó cruzar de Misiones a Paraguay en canoa y se les rompió: murió una niña de 4 años

Published on: Monday 07 April 2025
Una familia intentó cruzar de Misiones a Paraguay en canoa y se les rompió: murió una niña de 4 años
News source: https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/familia-intent%C3%B3-cruzar-misiones-paraguay-124953060.html

Murió una niña de 4 años: su familia quería cruzar de Misiones a Paraguay por el río Paraná cuando la canoa se hundió - Créditos: @Marcelo Manera El cuerpo de una niña de 4 años fue encontrado este ...

News Paraguay: Misiones, Paraguay

Published on: Wednesday 24 February 2021
Misiones, Paraguay
News source: https://insightcrime.org/es/noticias-crimen-organizado-paraguay/misiones-paraguay/

Misiones no desempeña un papel importante en la dinámica criminal regional, a pesar de que en el departamento existe cierto tráfico de marihuana. Un conocido caso de tráfico de cannabis en Itatí, en ...

News Paraguay: Paraguay: Lugo appears at event commemorating his presidential election

Published on: Monday 21 April 2025
Paraguay: Lugo appears at event commemorating his presidential election
News source: https://en.mercopress.com/2025/04/22/paraguay-lugo-appears-at-event-commemorating-his-presidential-election

Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo publicly appeared Sunday in Liberación, San Pedro, at a Frente Guasu event commemorating the 2008 opposition victory that ended decades of National Republican Association (ANR) rule.

News Paraguay: Paraguay's guaraní is most stable currency in the region, Bloomberg finds

Published on: Thursday 18 December 2025
Paraguay's guaraní is most stable currency in the region, Bloomberg finds
News source: https://en.mercopress.com/2025/12/19/paraguay-s-guarani-is-most-stable-currency-in-the-region-bloomberg-finds

Paraguay's guaraní (PY₲) has been highlighted as the most stable and highest-performing currency in Latin America for 2025. In a report published this week by the specialized outlet Bloomberg Línea, the Paraguayan currency has appreciated over 17% against the US dollar this year, outperforming Mexican and Colombian pesos.

News Paraguay: Political controversy unlikely to threaten Paraguay-Brazil bridges

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Political controversy unlikely to threaten Paraguay-Brazil bridges
News source: https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/political-controversy-unlikely-to-threaten-paraguay-brazil-bridges

Political controversy in Paraguay concerning an agreement on power supply from the giant Itaipu hydroelectric plant, which straddles the border with Brazil, casts a shadow over plans to build two new ...

News Paraguay: Brazil-U.S. Talks May Take Years Says Former Ambassador

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
Brazil-U.S. Talks May Take Years Says Former Ambassador
News source: https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/brazil-u-s-talks-may-take-years-says-former-ambassador/

Less than two months after announcing that a trade deal between Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) and the European Union had finally been reached, Brazilian officials announced last week that a U.S.-Brazil bilateral free-trade agreement might also be on the table.

News Paraguay: Colorado Party of Paraguay urges lawmakers and supporters to stand behind President Abdo

Published on: Monday 05 August 2019
Colorado Party of Paraguay urges lawmakers and supporters to stand behind President Abdo
News source: https://en.mercopress.com/2019/08/06/colorado-party-of-paraguay-urges-lawmakers-and-supporters-to-stand-behind-president-abdo

Paraguay's Colorado Party Monday backed its support of President Mario Abdo in the aftermath of the political scandal sparked last week when the somber Itaipu electricity deal with Brazil was unearthed, leaving the government on the brink of impeachment, a threat which has been averted.... for now.

News Paraguay: Friendship Day Cards 2019: Best Friendship Day greeting cards, images to share with your friends

Published on: Saturday 03 August 2019
Friendship Day Cards 2019: Best Friendship Day greeting cards, images to share with your friends
News source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/love-sex/friendship-day-cards-2019-images-messages-status-wishes-best-happy-friendship-day-greeting-cards-images-to-share-with-your-friends/articleshow/70481753.cms

What was first proposed in 1958, in Paraguay as the 'International Friendship ... which goes out of its way to celebrate the day on social networking sites. But if you don't intend to celebrate ...

News Paraguay: Kimberly-Clark and UNICEF partner to help 2 million babies and young children in Latin America and the Caribbean

Published on: Tuesday 06 August 2019
Kimberly-Clark and UNICEF partner to help 2 million babies and young children in Latin America and the Caribbean
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kimberly-clark-unicef-partner-help-160200842.html

DALLAS, Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark and UNICEF have joined together to improve the lives of nearly 2 million babies and young children across 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Over the next three years, Kimberly-Clark's contribution through Huggies® global 'No