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Montevideo, December 21st 2024 - 15:09 UTC

Tag: Jorge Querey

  • Thursday, May 30th 2024 - 19:20 UTC

    Former Paraguayan President Lugo not returning to politics

    Lugo is well but does not plan to return to the political arena

    Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo said Thursday in a radio interview on the occasion of his 73rd birthday that he was feeling well after a brain stroke in 2022 that had him spend over 6 months recuperating in Buenos Aires. However, he admitted he was somewhat tired and unfit to return to the political arena. He was a Senator on behalf of the leftwing Frente Guasu when he suffered his health issue.

  • Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 19:14 UTC

    Paraguay is a haven for international crime, Congressional report finds

    Querey underlined that 60% of the low-caliber weapons that illegally enter Brazil pass through Paraguay, as do 90% of the large-caliber ones

    According to a report from Paraguay's Congressional Bicameral Investigative Committee (CBI) released Tuesday, the country has become “a logistic corridor for international crime,” CBI Chairman Senator Jorge Querey told reporters in Asunción.