Paraguay Chamber Decisions
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Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies advances measures on the 2027 budget, public works advice, doctors’ recognition, fire-vehicle tax exemptions and the deputy comptroller. Lawmakers support different positions, including overturning President Santiago Peña’s veto and backing Augusto Paiva’s re-election.
Paraguay lawmakers delegate 2027 budget committee appointments and approve $1 million donation for public works advice
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies approved a $1 million donation for public works planning just before a scheduled effort to question the minister responsible for the ministry. The donation, backed in an extraordinary session, will fund advisory services and plans for a logistics and transport infrastructure project in Itapúa. The money will not build roads or other physical works, but lawmakers rais…
Paraguay Lawmakers Declare Proctologists’ Day as Doctors Press for Better Pay
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill creating a national day for coloproctologists as doctors hold a nationwide strike demanding better pay and equipment. The measure designates Sept. 22 as …
Paraguay’s lower house rejects Peña veto of tax exemptions for donated fire vehicles
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies has rejected President Santiago Peña’s veto of a bill intended to make tax exemptions for fire-service vehicles apply more directly. The proposal now faces a final vote …
Liberal coalition in Paraguay’s lower house demands Paiva’s re-election as deputy comptroller
Paraguay’s Liberal lawmakers are pressing to keep Augusto Paiva as deputy comptroller, arguing that the office should not fall entirely under the control of the governing Colorado Party. Rodrigo Blanc…
