Acevedo wins Pedro Juan Caballero primary, to face Guillén in municipal elections

Ronald Acevedo, the current mayor of Pedro Juan Caballero, secured a decisive victory in the PLRA primary, capturing 74.40% of the vote. He is set to run for re-election in the upcoming municipal elections.

Acevedo's closest rival in the primary, Miguel Rojas León, garnered 15.69% of the vote, while emerging local political figure Rodrigo Medina Abbate received 4.34%. Acevedo will face Luis Alberto Guillén Zárate of the ANR party in the general municipal elections scheduled for October.

Guillén Zárate also won his party's primary, securing 59% of the vote against Fernando Peralta's 33%. Notably, voter turnout for both the PLRA and ANR primaries was low, with just over 39% of eligible voters participating, falling short of expectations for higher engagement.

In a broader trend within the Amambay department, all six incumbent mayors confirmed their candidacies for re-election after winning their respective party primaries or being selected through consensus. This includes mayors in Pedro Juan Caballero, Capitán Bado, Zanja Pytã, and Cerro Corá, who won their primaries, and those in Karapaí and Bella Vista Norte, who were chosen by consensus.