2024 in Paraguay

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Events in the year 2024 in Paraguay .

Incumbents

• President: Santiago Peña
• Vice President: Pedro Alliana

Events

February

• Allies of former President Horacio Cartes in the Senate expel opposition Senator Kattya González over alleged administrative misconduct, prompting protests in Asuncion. ^[1]

April

• 20 April – Heavy rains triggers flooding in Ñeembucú, Central, Misiones, Presidente Hayes, and Cordillera, killing four people are killed and displacing 10,000. ^[2]

July

• 16 July – Police seize over four tons of cocaine worth $240 million at a river port in Asunción, the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history. ^[3]

August

• 6 August – The United States imposes sanctions on the cigarette manufacturer Tabacalera del Este and four other firms for supporting the illicit enrichment of former president Horacio Cartes. ^[4]
• 8 August – Paraguay orders the expulsion of US ambassador Marc Ostfield in protest over the imposition of sanctions against Tabacalera del Este on 6 August. ^[5]
• 19 August – National Deputy Eulalio "Lalo" Gomes is killed in his residence in Pedro Juan Caballero during a shootout with police executing a narcotrafficking and money-laundering investigation involving his son, who later surrenders. ^{[1] [6]}

November

• 15 November – President Peña enacts the “anti-NGO law,” allowing the government to shut down NGOs that fail reporting rules, while exempting faith groups, parties, and football clubs. ^{[1] [7]}

December

• 5 December – Paraguay expels a Chinese diplomat who called for legislators to recognize Beijing in a surprise visit to Congress. ^[8]
• 12 December – Paraguay moves its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem for the second time since relocating it to Tel Aviv in 2018. ^[9]

Art and entertainment

• List of 2024 box office number-one films in Paraguay
• List of Paraguayan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Paraguay

Source: ^[10]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 1 March – National Heroes' Day
• 28 March – Maundy Thursday
• 29 March – Good Friday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 14 May – Independence Day
• 15 June – Chaco Armistice Day
• 15 August – Founding of Asunción
• 29 September – Boqueron Battle Victory Day Holiday
• 8 December – Virgin of Caacupé Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 2 February – Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, 83, football executive, president of Club Olimpia (1974–1990, 1995–2004). ^[11]
• 3 February – Charles González Palisa, 82, Argentine-born Paraguayan television show host. ^[12]
• 30 March – Martín Almada, 87, lawyer and human rights activist (Archives of Terror). ^[13]
• 2 May – Tito Steiner, 72, Paraguayan-Argentine Olympic decathlete (1976). ^[14]
• 18 May – Agustín Ramón Martínez, 62, Israeli-Paraguayan serial killer and fraudster. ^[15]
• 19 August – Lalo Gomes, 68, Brazilian-born politician, deputy (since 2023). ^[16]
• 27 September – Fabián Caballero, 46, Argentine-Paraguayan football player (Dundee, Club Nacional) and manager (Sportivo Ameliano). ^[17]
• 1 October – Zenón Franco Ocampos, 68, chess grandmaster. ^[18]

See also

• Bibliography of Paraguay
• Index of Paraguay-related articles
• Outline of Paraguay

References

1. "Paraguay: Freedom in the World 2025 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
2. "Overall Green Flood alert in Paraguay from 11 Apr 2024 01:00 UTC to 22 Apr 2024 01:00 UTC". Gdacs. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
3. "Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet". AP News. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
4. "US imposes sanctions on Paraguayan cigarette producer for allegedly enriching the former president". AP News. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
5. "Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave the country in apparent protest over sanctions". AP News. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
6. "Police shootout during a drug raid kills Paraguayan lawmaker, exposing the country's challenges". AP News. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
7. "President enacts controversial law restricting civil society; Land rights protesters face threats". Civicus Monitor. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
8. "Paraguay kicks out a visiting Chinese envoy for urging its lawmakers to turn their backs on Taiwan". AP News. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
9. "Paraguay returns Israel embassy to Jerusalem". France 24. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
10. "Paraguay Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
11. "El futbol paraguayo esta de luto: Fallecio Osvaldo Dominguez Dibb". Mas Encarnacion (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
12. Almada, Nicolás (2024-02-04). "Fallece Charles González Palisa, reconocido comunicador". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
13. "Fallece este sábado a sus 87 años Martín Almada". OviedoPress (in Mexican Spanish). 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
14. Vinker, Luis (2024-05-02). "Murió Tito Steiner, el atleta más completo de la historia del deporte argentino". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
15. ""Soldado israelí": conocido homicida falleció esta mañana en Tacumbú". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
16. "Quién era Eulalio "Lalo" Gomes, el diputado abatido en un allanamiento de la Policía". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
17. "Falleció el exfutbolista Fabián "Tyson" Caballero". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
18. "Falleció el ajedrecista Zenón Franco". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.

External links

• Online calendar