Paraguay's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Luis Castiglioni, has proposed constructing a border wall with Argentina to curb illegal smuggling, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the two countries

New NGO reports reveal that collagen trade is a contributor to deforestation in Paraguay's Gran Chaco forest, particularly impacting the Ayoreo Totobiegosode indigenous territory, where it caused 18.000 hectares of deforestation from 2021-2023

A bill establishing daylight saving time throughout the entire year has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies, thus setting the official time at GMT-3 and aligning with countries like Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile

The Paraguay River reached its lowest water levels in over a century, disrupting commerce on the waterway and creating hazards for local transportation; cause has been identified in the severe drought in the Amazon rainforest

First sex education program issued in Paraguay is influenced by Catholic values: it teaches that condoms are unreliable and discourages crying for boys; critics argue it fails to adequately educate about pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections