Paraguay

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:45 UTC

  No agreement reached during Paraná Waterway multilateral meeting

  

  Argentina will continue to charge a toll to barges sailing through the Paraná River Waterway after no agreement was reached Tuesday during a Technical Commission meeting at the Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 09:16 UTC

  Paraguayan lawmakers bring waterway crisis before Parlasur

  

  Paraguayan lawmakers took to the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) in Montevideo the crisis stemming from Argentina charging tolls to barges sailing through the Paraná River Waterway, it was reported Monday in the Uruguayan capital. They displayed banners reading “Free navigation now”, “Free navigation always”, and “Waterway = Mercosur”.

• Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 10:04 UTC

  Argentina releasing LPG trucks bound for Paraguay

  

  In the latest episode of the feud between Argentina and Paraguay, trucks carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bound for Asunción and detained by Argentine customs began to be released Thursday, it was reported, a week after barges carrying fuel were also detained for unpaid tolls on the Paraná River waterway.

• Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 11:12 UTC

  Paraguayan lawmaker ready for war with Argentina

  

  Paraguayan Congressman Rubén Isaac Rubín Orrego of the National Encounter Alliance (Alianza Encuentro Nacional - AEN) Wednesday said his country needed “missiles that can hit important points in the region because, otherwise, we are already losing the diplomatic game” with Argentina amid escalating tension between the two countries.

• Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 08:05 UTC

  Tension between Argentina and Paraguay on the rise

  

  Tension between Argentina and Paraguay is on the rise after Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa argued that his country had paid for the construction of the Yacyretá Dam between the 1980s and 1990s and was still owed “billions of dollars” for it.

• Tuesday, September 19th 2023 - 09:44 UTC

  Paraguayan forensic psychologist causes uproar with swastika tattoo

  

  The swastika tattoo on the forearm of Paraguayan Forensic Psychologist Juan Vicente Martínez Miranda failed to go unnoticed during a TV interview and sparked an uproar Monday in the South American country since the specialist works for the national Judiciary.

• Monday, September 18th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Washington's help called for in Paraná Waterway crisis

  

  With too much negotiating and no solution on the radar, the US-Paraguayan Chamber of Commerce (Usapacc) has asked President Joseph Biden's administration to get involved in the brokering of an answer to Argentina's decision to charge tolls to barges sailing through the Paraná River Waterway.

• Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:47 UTC

  Paraguay said to have recognized Argentina's right to charge tolls along Paraná Waterway

  

  Argentina's Energy Secretary Flavia Royon said Wednesday that Paraguay had recognized her country's right to charge a fee (toll) to barges sailing along the Parana River Waterway and that the issue at this point was to discuss the price, for which a technical commission will be instated to assess the crossed claims between the neighboring countries for debts related to the Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY).

• Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 08:40 UTC

  Paraná Waterway conflict: Paraguayan barge released after paying toll

  

  A Paraguayan barge with fuel seized by Argentine authorities for failure to pay the toll on the Paraguay-Paraná River Waterway has been released after posting nearly US$ 30,000, it was reported.

• Monday, September 11th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

  Paraguay wants its money back from the COVAX mechanism

  

  Paraguay's Health Minister María Teresa Barán criticized the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX mechanism for distributing vaccines against Covid-19 worldwide and refused to accept the next batch from the global agency.