Municipal retirees protest three months without pay, demand fund intervention

Municipal retirees and pensioners gathered outside the Municipal Pension Fund headquarters on Tuesday, demanding payment of their pensions, which they have not received for three months. The protest highlighted the critical situation faced by the sector, marked by financial uncertainty and a lack of response from authorities.

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We want to get paid and we want the intervention of the Fund, which has always been our demand.

Rita Duarte, president of the Paraguayan Association of Municipal Retirees and Pensioners, stated that the non-payment is just the tip of the iceberg of a poorly managed situation. "We want to get paid and we want the intervention of the Fund, which has always been our demand," Duarte said. She explained that the group lives in constant "deprivation," and the situation has become unsustainable for thousands of families who rely on these incomes.

Duarte emphasized that the problem is not new, as retirees have experienced distress and uncertainty for over two years, denouncing a lack of decisive action from the institution's authorities. "These people (the institution's authorities) are profiting from all the Fund's benefits, and we are starving. We are more than 2,600 retirees affected by this situation," she asserted.

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These people (the institution's authorities) are profiting from all the Fund's benefits, and we are starving. We are more than 2,600 retirees affected by this situation.

The protest included a symbolic tribute with candles to honor colleagues who have died during this period of struggle. "The candles are in tribute to those who have already left us during this time of struggle, in this state of rebellion," Duarte concluded. The group vowed to continue their pressure tactics until their right to payment is guaranteed and the entity's management is made transparent.

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The candles are in tribute to those who have already left us during this time of struggle, in this state of rebellion.