Emergency declared in Paraguay's Ciudad del Este amid growing crime rate

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The Paraguayan enclave of Ciudad del Este, the capital of the department of Alto Paraná, on the border with Argentina and Brazil, has been declared under emergency due to a growing wave of insecurity. Mayor Miguel Prieto spoke of an “unsustainable” situation with many robberies “that we only see in movies.” The measure will be in force for 30 days but might be extended to deal with “repeated criminal events.” Read full article

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imoyaro
Sounds like they should change the name back to the original “Puerto Presidente Stroessner.”
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