Archive - The Paraguay Post

Paraguay, Peter Thiel, and a $12 Billion AI Data Centre Promise

Could AI computing hubs pay a fairer price for Paraguay’s energy? Plus: Alarm grows over Ueno, an investment frenzy, and a warning from Beijing.

Oct 13 • Laurence Blair and Daniel Duarte Braga

Soledad Núñez Wins Asunción as Paraguay’s Opposition Fightback Grows

Progressive alliances secured key cities in Sunday’s election. Could a groundswell of discontent topple the Colorado Party in 2028?

Oct 6 • Daniel Duarte Braga

Sole vs the Machine: Can a Technocrat Fix Paraguay’s Broke Capital?

Civil engineer Soledad Núñez trails Colorado Party pick Camilo Pérez in Sunday’s mayoral race in Asunción. But an upset could be on the cards

Oct 2 • Laurence Blair

September 2026

We Posted About Criadazgo Weeks Ago. The Stories Haven’t Stopped.

An outpouring of trauma and resilience. Plus: the coup against Cartes, warnings over a banking crisis, and Peña in Venezuela.

Sep 24 • Laurence Blair and Daniel Duarte Braga

Paraguay: South America’s Best-Kept Birdwatching Secret

Why birding could put Paraguay on the map. Plus: Peña fears impeachment, students flunk PISA exams, and Bolt drivers on Ukraine battlefields.

Sep 16 • Laurence Blair and Daniel Duarte Braga

When Paraguay Took On Disney — And Won

What Mickey says about Paraguay. Plus: the hunt for Chinese “infiltrators”, Ueno Bank under the microscope, and teddy bears behind bars.

Sep 9 • Laurence Blair

Striking Doctors, Missing Medicines: Paraguay’s Hospitals on Life Support

The Weekly Post | 02.09.26

Sep 2 • Laurence Blair and Daniel Duarte Braga

August 2026

Criadazgo: La explotación infantil “tan paraguaya como el tereré”

Casi 50.000 niñas y niños paraguayos padecen esta práctica de trabajo doméstico forzoso. Un creciente movimiento de jóvenes y sobrevivientes busca…

Aug 31 • Romina Aquino González

Criadazgo: Child Exploitation, “As Paraguayan as Tereré”

Nearly 50,000 Paraguayan children work as unpaid, live-in servants in other people's homes. A growing movement is fighting to end the practice.

Aug 31 • Romina Aquino González

Médanos Del Chaco: Plans to Drill for Gas in Paraguay’s “Last Forest” Spark Protests

The Weekly Post | 25.08.26

Aug 25 • Laurence Blair

Marco Rubio Jokes About Bombing Paraguay

The Weekly Post | 19.08.26

Aug 19 • Laurence Blair and Daniel Duarte Braga

Fiscal Fiction: Paraguay Comes Clean as Deficit Doubles

The Weekly Post | 12.08.26

Aug 12 • Daniel Duarte Braga

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