Paraguayan inmates to recycle materials from Conmebol competitions

Prisoners in Paraguay are set to transform used materials from South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) competitions into new products. This initiative stems from an agreement signed in Asunción between Paraguay's Ministry of Justice and Conmebol.

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opportunities of training and work

The program, formalized by Conmebol's Deputy Secretary General Monserrat Jiménez and Paraguay's Minister of Justice Rodrigo Nicora, seeks to create "training and work opportunities" for inmates. Officials state the goal is to facilitate their social reintegration.

Conmebol highlighted that the agreement supports the circular economy and "the responsible use of materials" to minimize environmental impact. The organization, headquartered in Luque, Paraguay, is implementing this as part of its social responsibility program, SUMA.

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allowed to reaffirm that the objective of the system is not punishment, but to provide real tools for people deprived of liberty to return to society as better human beings.

Paraguay's Justice Minister called the alliance a "historic milestone," emphasizing that the justice system's objective is not punishment but providing tools for former inmates to return to society as "better human beings." Jiménez added that the agreement leverages "the transformative power of football to dignify lives through work."

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the power transformative of football to dignify lives through work.