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Paraguayan media is consumed by two interlocking crises: the Ueno Bank scandal linking mysterious companies to the powerful Vázquez group and IPS pension reserves, and a collapsing public health system with mass doctor resignations, medicine shortages, and calls for the Health Minister to quit — all set against rumored political warfare between President Peña and former President Cartes.
  1. Paraguay's 'Lalo Gomes case': police raid the home of the slain former legislator's niece. (ABC Color, 2026-09-15)
  2. Paraguay's Comptroller's Office warns that the country's Social Security Institute (IPS) lacks its own protocol to recover funds deposited in banks. (ABC Color, 2026-09-14)
  3. Will the pension reserves of Paraguay's IPS social security institute run out? This is what the new IPS president, Derlis León, says. (ABC Color, 2026-09-14)
  4. Paraguay's Banking Association (Asoban) responds to the Paraguayan Congress's request for a report on Ueno Bank. (ABC Color, 2026-09-09)
  5. Ueno Bank: mysterious companies cited in a draft parliamentary information request are linked to the Vázquez group (ABC Color, 2026-09-08)
  6. Paraguay's National Medical Union (SINAMED) officially announces a new nationwide doctors' strike for this month. (ABC Color, 2026-09-08)
  7. Rift between Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and former President Horacio Cartes? A meeting at Cartes' home and an offensive against Ueno fuel rumors of a political break (ABC Color, 2026-09-08)
  8. Hugo Javier: doctor provides details on the former governor's condition after surgery. (ABC Color, 2026-09-08)
  9. This is how Ueno responded to a request for a report from Paraguay's Congress (ABC Color, 2026-09-07)
  10. What does the 'Rivarola report' say about Paraguayan bank Ueno Bank? (ABC Color, 2026-09-07)
  11. The 31 questions that Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) must answer about Ueno bank. (ABC Color, 2026-09-07)
  12. Paraguay's Senate sets requests for reports on social security (IPS) funds at Ueno Bank and restitution of promissory notes on its agenda (ABC Color, 2026-09-07)
  13. Security search operation at Paraguay's former Tacumbú prison: Is the intervention linked to the Hugo Javier incident? (ABC Color, 2026-09-07)
  14. Hugo Javier is transferred to a hospital in an emergency: here is what is known. (ABC Color, 2026-09-07)
  15. Paraguay's Ministry of Labor has not yet received notification from the National Medical Union (Sinamed) regarding a doctors' strike. (ABC Color, 2026-09-04)
  16. Meteorological alert: possible strong storms in 5 Paraguayan departments this afternoon (ABC Color, 2026-09-04)
  17. The Government of Paraguay defends the medical career ladder while admitting that the budget for medicines is insufficient. (ABC Color, 2026-09-04)
  18. Video: doctors applauded Dr. Rossana González for her effort during a strike in Paraguay (ABC Color, 2026-09-04)
  19. Paraguayan doctors are dissatisfied with the government's plan and are considering a new strike. (ABC Color, 2026-09-03)
  20. “Ending discrimination”: the key points of Paraguay's Health Ministry proposal to the medical union (ABC Color, 2026-09-03)