The Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) forecasts that the cold will continue in Paraguay this Tuesday, May 19, with lows of 6°C in some regions and highs between 18°C and 20°C. The sky will be partly cloudy, with no rain forecast. The National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) maintains the Jaho'i operation to shelter homeless people.
San Juan Bautista
Ciudad capital del departamento de Misiones, Paraguay.
Inhabitants of the Chako’i community in San Juan Bautista, Misiones, have been requesting for years the restoration of a 4 km stretch that connects the community to the city. The narrow road, lacking proper drainage, prevents vehicle traffic and hinders the transport of agricultural products for 25 families. The city government states that work will begin this week.
With the transfer of 361 female inmates to the COMPLE in Emboscada, the Paraguayan government eliminates mixed units and closes the women's prison in Ciudad del Este, complying with the constitutional separation of pretrial and convicted inmates.
Paraguay's Ministry of Justice executed operation "Umbral 2.5", transferring about 225 women from six prisons to the new Women's Penitentiary Complex in Emboscada, Cordillera department. The action aims to centralize the female prison population and improve detention conditions.
In the early hours of Sunday, 56 women deprived of liberty were transferred from the Regional Penitentiary of Misiones to the Emboscada Prison Complex, as part of Operation Threshold 2.5, under heavy police and military escort.
The body of Sacarías Silva, 65, was located in a swampy area in the Estero Camba community, district of San Juan Bautista, Ñeembucú Department. The man had been missing since the previous day and was recovered on horseback by family members and rescue teams.