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Paraguay Senator Calls for Security Overhaul After Deadly Attack
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Paraguay Senator Calls for Security Overhaul After Deadly Attack

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A senator urged Paraguay's government to revise its security strategies after an attack on a police post in Canindeyú killed two officers and a civilian.
  • The attack, carried out by 20-30 armed individuals, also saw a police post set ablaze and four vehicles destroyed.
  • The senator questioned the allocation of funds for security equipment and called for better-equipped police and military forces to combat organized crime.

Senator Rafael Filizzola has called for a fundamental review of Paraguay's security model following a deadly attack on a police outpost in the northern department of Canindeyú. The assault, attributed to 20 to 30 armed individuals, resulted in the deaths of two police officers and a civilian, with another officer injured. The attackers also set fire to part of the police post and destroyed four vehicles.

This situation must motivate us to review our security model.

— Rafael FilizzolaThe senator's call to action following the attack on the police post.

Filizzola, a member of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, expressed solidarity with the victims' families and the National Police. However, he stressed that the incident should prompt the government to rethink its approach to combating organized crime. He questioned the effectiveness of current strategies, particularly in areas like Canindeyú, which have seen activity from organized crime groups and armed ideological factions such as the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).

Where is the money for the armored vehicles, the bulletproof vests, the weapons?

— Rafael FilizzolaQuestioning the government's allocation of resources for security forces.

"This situation must motivate us to review our security model," Filizzola stated, arguing that both the Armed Forces and the Police have not been adequately strengthened to handle the tasks assigned to them in combating organized crime. He specifically asked about the allocation of funds for essential equipment like armored vehicles, bulletproof vests, and weapons, emphasizing that police in such high-risk areas need to be properly reinforced with long-range weapons and intelligence capabilities, rather than being outnumbered.

We cannot leave the police stations unprotected.

— Rafael FilizzolaEmphasizing the need to protect law enforcement officers.

The senator described the attack as a "direct challenge to the State that cannot be allowed." He urged the government to acknowledge that the current model is failing, citing the continued growth of organized crime. Filizzola insisted that police stations should not be left vulnerable, stating, "These are lives, we cannot leave the police to their fate."

I ask the government for humility to assume that the model is not working, organized crime continues to grow.

— Rafael FilizzolaUrging the government to admit the failure of current security strategies.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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