Paraguay
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:17:00 GMTAt least 12 schools in Paraguay receive shooting threats; authorities probe possible viral "challenge"
At least 12 schools in Paraguay received shooting threats between Thursday and Friday, with messages written on bathroom walls reading "tomorrow there will be a shooting," said Sonia Escauriza, director of Child and Adolescent ...
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:08:00 GMT“We are oppressed in Brazil”: thousands of conservative Brazilians seek new life in Paraguay
Hundreds of Brazilians camped overnight on beach chairs, plastic benches and tarps outside an immigration center in Ciudad del Este, on the border with Brazil, to secure a spot in a Paraguayan government drive to fast-track res...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMTParaguay expects over US$1 billion in Singapore carbon credit investments
Paraguay's government expects investments from Singapore in carbon credit projects to exceed $1 billion, Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Rolando De Barros said on Wednesday, as a delegation from the Asian natio...
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:15:00 GMTHoly Week boosts Paraguayan tourism: 90% hotel occupancy and 36% revenue increase
Domestic tourism during Holy Week in Paraguay grew 15% compared with the previous year, with 409,431 visitors generating revenue of $55.5 million, a 36% increase, the National Tourism Secretariat (Senatur) reported based on dat...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:53:00 GMTLula and Peña agree to accelerate Itaipú treaty review
The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Paraguay, Santiago Peña, agreed on Sunday in Campo Grande to intensify negotiations over Annex C of the Itaipú treaty, the instrument that governs the financial terms ...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMTParaguay and Germany seek to deepen trade ties under EU-Mercosur agreement
Relations between Paraguay and Germany are at a positive juncture, with prospects for growth in trade, investment and tourism, according to German Deputy Ambassador in Asunción Jörg Herrera, in an interview with state broadca...
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:32:00 GMTPeña promotes Paraguay as investment destination at meeting with Brazilian business leaders
Paraguay's President Santiago Peña met on Sunday in Campo Grande, the capital of Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state, with business leaders from the state's Federation of Industries (FIEMS) to promote investment opportunities in...
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:03:00 GMTUruguayan fugitive Sebastián Marset captured in Bolivia and placed in U.S. custody
Suspected Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset was captured on Friday in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in an operation that ends one of the Southern Cone’s longest and most visible manhunts. Paraguayan authorities ...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:18:00 GMTParaguay steps up intelligence and financial controls in the Tri-Border Area amid Middle East tensions
Paraguay’s government has activated intelligence, prevention and financial-control measures in the Tri-Border Area it shares with Argentina and Brazil amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Internal Securit...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:57:00 GMTParaguay 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 policymake...