2025 in Paraguay
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Events in the year 2025 in Paraguay.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 6 January — Venezuela breaks off diplomatic relations with Paraguay after President Santiago Peña recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as president-elect of Venezuela.[1]
March
[edit]- 26 March – The Brazilian government admits that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency had conducted espionage on Paraguayan officials during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.[2]
April
[edit]- 1 April – Paraguay recalls its ambassador to Brazil and suspends negotiations over the management of the Itaipu Dam in retaliation for discovery of Brazilian espionage activities against the country.[3]
August
[edit]- 9–23 August – The 2025 Junior Pan American Games are held in Asunción.[4][5]
- 28–31 August – The 2025 Rally del Paraguay is held in the Encarnación area.[6]
September
[edit]- 4 September – Paraguay qualifies for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 2010 after drawing with Ecuador 0–0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, prompting President Peña to declare a national holiday for the next day.[7]
- 14 September – Mexican politician Hernán Bermúdez Requena is arrested in Paraguay on charges of leading the La Barredora cartel.[8]
- 16 September – Paraguay, as a member of Mercosur, signs a free trade agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.[9]
December
[edit]- 26 December – Silvinei Vasques, a former commander of the Brazilian Federal Highway Police wanted for evading his conviction on charges of involvement in the 8 January Brasília attacks in 2023, is arrested at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción and extradited to Brazil.[10]
Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
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- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 1 March – National Heroes' Day
- 17 April – Maundy Thursday
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 14 May – Independence Day
- 12 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
[edit]- 4 August – Derlis Rodríguez, 45, deputy (since 2023)[12]
- 23 August – Ausberto Rodríguez Jara, 83, journalist[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Venezuela breaks ties with Paraguay after Peña backs opposition". Buenos Aires Herald. 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Brazil's government admits to spying on Paraguay during Bolsonaro's presidency". AP News. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Paraguay recalls ambassador to Brazil and suspends dam talks over espionage revelations". AP News. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ "Asunción selected to host 2025 Junior Pan American Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-11-28. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ↑ "Asunción 2025 celebrates 500 days to go to the II Junior Pan American Games". ANOC.
- ↑ "¡Arranca la histórica fiesta del Rally Mundial en Paraguay!" (in Spanish). Versus. 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Paraguay declares public holiday after team's World Cup return". ESPN. 5 September 2025.
- ↑ "Paraguay believes fugitive ex-Mexican state security chief wanted to start a criminal cell". AP News. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ↑ "South America's Mercosur bloc signs trade deal with 4 European countries". AP News. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Key Bolsonaro ally arrested in Paraguay while trying to flee to El Salvador". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "Paraguay Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ↑ "A los 45 años falleció Derlis Rodríguez, diputado por Caaguazú". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ↑ "Falleció el periodista Ausberto Rodríguez Jara". Plan B Noticias (in Spanish). 2025-08-23. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
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