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Montevideo, May 4th 2024 - 10:51 UTC

Tag: Carlos Dionisio Velázquez

  • Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

    Paraguayan VP's brother sacked from Navy Chief post

    No country is safe from a public bureaucracy contaminated by corruption and organized crime, Abdo argued

    Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benìtez reshuffled the country's Armed Forces brass before leaving for Montevideo Friday. Among those relieved from duty was Navy Chief Admiral Carlos Dionisio Velázquez, brother of Vice President Hugo Velázquez, who has been listed by the United States among the most corrupt politicians in the region.