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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 13:48 UTC

Tag: César Landy Torres

  • Friday, March 1st 2024 - 10:23 UTC

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

    Some 200 law enforcement officers would be sent in from Asunción, Governor Landy Torres explained

    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.”