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On Mother's Day, Paraguay's Public Ministry released data showing that 80% of domestic violence victims are women, with most attacks occurring in homes and perpetrated by partners or ex-partners.
domestic-violencewomenpublic-ministrystatisticsmothers-dayA 31-year-old man with a criminal record and under house arrest was found dead in the patio of his home in Presidente Franco. Authorities are investigating the homicide, which occurred in the Santa Librada settlement.
presidente-francosilvino-gayosoParaguay's Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano says the government is still waiting for a formal request from the United States to receive a new batch of 25 migrants rejected by the US under the controversial Third Safe Country agreement. The first group of 16 migrants arrived in April and all voluntarily returned to their home countries.
united-statesmigrationthird-safe-countryruben-ramirez-lezcanoThe city of Pedro Juan Caballero, in the department of Amambay, was the scene of three notable events in May 2026: a fire that destroyed the home of an 85-year-old woman, the death of the city's oldest woman at age 110, and the shooting murder of a Brazilian mechanic, in a case treated as possible contract killing.
pedro-juan-caballeroamambayThousands flocked to Asunción's historic center on May 15 for the 215th anniversary of Paraguay's independence, with parades, food fairs, museum tours, and a pet parade.
independence-dayasuncionfestivitiescultural-eventspatriotic-celebrationsThe Municipality of Valenzuela has been ordered to pay G. 115 million after issuing two checks without funds, signed by José Flores, the cemetery caretaker and occasional ambulance driver. Mayor Mirtha Fernández faces ongoing legal troubles, including a trial for alleged embezzlement of G. 1,999 million.
valenzuelamirtha-fernandezA large tractor-trailer caught fire on Route 086 in Canindeyú, Paraguay, on Thursday afternoon due to an apparent electrical short circuit. The driver escaped uninjured, and bystanders helped contain the blaze before it reached the trailer.
canindeyuscaniaFollowing the 215th anniversary of Paraguay's independence, Asunción's Urban Services Directorate completed a three-phase cleanup operation across key downtown areas, including the Costanera and central plazas, ensuring the city returned to its pristine state.
asuncionindependenciaA Paraguayan congressional committee has rejected a bill that would have created national rules for electric scooters, arguing that local governments already have the authority to regulate them. The decision leaves e-scooter regulation to individual municipalities, as the devices grow in popularity among urban youth.
At the 17th Regional Geohistory Conference in Minas, Uruguay, historians praised 'Suenan los Secretos de Santiago' by Paraguayan authors Jorge Benítez Cabral and Stella Bogarín Frutos for its recovery of the Guaraní-Jesuit history of Santiago, Misiones. The book is part of a broader movement to preserve the heritage of the 30 Jesuit reductions.
guarani-jesuit-historysantiago-misionesjorge-benitez-cabralstella-bogarin-frutosjornada-de-geohistoria-regionalCiudad del Este sees a significant commercial uptick as Paraguayans and Brazilian tourists flock to the city for last-minute Mother's Day gifts, with traders reporting brisk sales and urging the opening of a second bridge to ease future congestion.
mothers-dayciudad-del-esteLindomar Reges Furtado, once Brazil's most wanted drug trafficker and a key figure in the network dismantled by Paraguay's Operation A Ultranza, was sentenced to 37 years in prison by a federal court in Rio de Janeiro. The conviction stems from his role in smuggling 6.68 tons of cocaine to Europe and Africa, and his escape from a luxury condominium in Paraguay in 2022.
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