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

National Police seized hundreds of illegal Bitcoin mining machines as part of ongoing efforts to combat unauthorized cryptocurrency mining, which is severely straining the national power grid

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

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