The main problem in Paraguay is a poor economy. Paraguay. This South American country was hit hard by events such as the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner which lasted until 1989 and after that its economy suffered a great deterioration due to its dependence on the dollar and the decrease in value of cotton and soy. .
Anger is spreading in Paraguay as the virus that exposes corruption increases
In Paraguay, the basis of the current crisis including corruption poverty and a weak health system “has been aggravated by the pandemic”, but it existed long before said Verónica Serafini …
PARAGUAY 2020 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT – US Department of…
disbandment due to alleged human rights abuses and corruption by the FTC in the northeastern region of the country. The main goal of the FTC was the elimination of the Paraguayan People’s Army. The FTC included personnel from the National Police of the armed forces and the National Anti-Narcotics Secretariat.
PARAGUAY PANORAMA OF CORRUPTION AND ANTI … – Transparency
Paraguay is 130 out of 168 countries on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2015 (Transparency International 2016) making it the second most corrupt country in South America after Venezuela. Paraguay received a score of 27 on a scale ranging from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
Paraguay organized crime news
Paraguay’s national police force is overseen by the Ministry of the Interior and has approximately 26,000 officers at a rate of approximately 370 police per 100,000 residents. Like much of the rest of Paraguay, government corruption is a perennial problem for the police.