Paraguay

Inflation is the highest it has ever been in the past ten years: the Central Bank raised its interest rate by 125 basis points, consequently taking it up to 5,25%

Miss Paraguay, Nadia Ferreira, made history by winning second place at the world-renowned beauty pageant Miss Universe; it is the best result Paraguay has ever achieved at the event

According to Amnesty International, violence, lack of sexual education, and the country’s restrictive abortion laws are causing a childhood pregnancy outbreak; the organisation has asked the state to implement comprehensive sexual education and care

The members of the Hugua Po’i indigenous community were evicted from their land by the police in order to grant the terrain to agricultural producers, thus further igniting the country’s indigenous land problematic

The state imposed a 45-day period where no traffic fines will be given to those who infringe the law as a way to create consciousness so citizens can learn to respect transit rules

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will donate US$4,5 million for the country’s Covid-19 vaccination program

Public workers initiated a month-long series of protests to express their disagreement towards the governmental budget cut that will affect future salary increments and additional benefits

A resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council stipulated that the country has 180 days to repair the ecological damages caused by several enterprises fumigating with pesticides, resulting in the intoxication of several indigenous villages

Health workers initiated a national strike to demand the government higher wages and more bearable shifts; for the next two weeks they will only be taking into consideration emergency cases

President Mario Abdo Benítez did not acknowledge Nicolás Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela at The Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit

The country’s public works ministry faced a significant budget cut of almost 35% as the state is trying to reduce its fiscal deficit

Protests took place due to a recently presented bill that protects the rights of alleged property owners that are descendants to dictator Stroessner’s allies; their ancestors received the land from the former regime, but citizens claim its for the public

Recently, several wildfires have been taking place throughout the country; this week a severe wildfire hit the National Park of Cerro Corá, destroying over 2.800 hectares of wildlife and rural areas