As part of the country’s battle against corruption, the government has established a 15 year jail sentence for any corrupt government officials

The country, along with Brazil, Bolivia, and Uruguay has criticized Argentina's imposition of tolls on ships and barges carrying exports along the Paraguay-Parana waterway, labeling the move as "unilateral and arbitrary”

The country has lodged a protest against Argentina for the irregular detention of Paraguayan-flagged barges that refused to pay a unilaterally imposed toll on the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway

Paraguay and Uruguay have agreed to construct a US$300 million port in Uruguay's Soriano department, providing Paraguay with access to the sea, thus ensuring sovereignty over foreign trade

Social, political, human rights and indigenous organisations have marched in the Asunción capital on August 15th, coinciding with the presidential inauguration of Santiago Peña, to demand fair wages, labor rights, healthcare and education improvements