The Spanish media “EL MUNDO”, echoed the latest events that took place in Paraguay. On July 23, the ambassador of the North American nation in the country, Marc Ostfield, announced that Horacio Cartes will no longer be able to enter the United States for life. The former president was declared by the US to be significantly corrupt.
“Paraguay, epicenter of crime and drug trafficking in Latin America”, is the title of the special that was published today in the printed and digital edition of EL MUNDO. The journalistic material refers that Paraguay has been an independent nation for two centuries, but never, ever, a president of the United States set foot on its soil.
“Joe Biden is invited to do so shortly, although deep down it doesn’t matter: the White House has intervened in the country’s domestic politics in recent days with decisions that have the power of a missile and that directly affect the most powerful man in the country. the Guarani nation, former President Horacio Cartes. It is as if Biden was already in Asunción assuming control of the situation,” the article states.
RED ZONE
For deputy Antonio Buzarquis, Paraguay has long been within the “dangerous” red zone of the triple border, where various issues are handled. The smuggling of weapons and cigarettes, money laundering and transnational crime are developing with total normality. The large sums of money that all this scheme moves finances terrorism at an international level.
“A country designated as ‘dangerous’ raises doubts for foreign investment. Especially for investments by large companies that bet on formalization. They are going to analyze a lot before arriving in Paraguay. The country is a paradise for illegal and informal businesses, but not for the formal and legal ones”, highlights Buzarquis.
The deputy said that it is necessary to root out all these issues, fighting impunity with great force. He affirms that Paraguay has to stand up to this type of scourge.
“Justice is a relevant issue in these matters. Even more so in a country where the public ministry and the prosecutor’s office do not fulfill their duty. They are the long arms of the State and must encourage transparency processes and investigate punishable acts at the national and international level. The public ministry is “kidnapped” by who should be investigated. This is a very serious fact”, affirms the deputy.
POLITICAL TRIAL
As has been acclaimed for weeks, the deputy emphasized that the state attorney general, Sandra Quiñónez, must be dismissed and it is necessary to launch a new prosecutor’s office, a new public ministry where there is no submission to political powers.
“In Paraguay there was always a sort of balance of power before the arrival of Horacio Cartes in the political arena. Today, his great influence predominates in the Chamber of Deputies, the Government Board and the Executive itself. In addition to that, he has a strong presence in the private sector, he broke the scheme that was previously maintained. We urgently need to restore the country’s image.”
MACRI AND CARDS
And almost at the end, in the EL MUNDO article another high caliber former Latin American president appears. “And Mauricio Macri, a former Argentine president who does not rule out seeking the Casa Rosada again in 2023, could also speak of Cartes. Macri, a businessman and linked to soccer, like Cartes, is a great friend of the former Paraguayan head of state,” he mentions. the journalistic material.
Macri is also a friend of Donald Trump and a critic of Biden, and he drew attention when in 2020, with the borders closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he took a private plane to Paraguay to meet with Cartes.
The note, which bears the signature of the journalist Sebastián Fest, ends bluntly: “Paraguay is facing a complex time. In December, the open and simultaneous internal elections will be held for the 2023 presidential elections, a truly fierce dispute. Cartes sponsors Santiago Peña, who was his finance minister, and Abdo the current vice president, Hugo Velázquez, who now knows – he and the whole country knows – that he has another, even more powerful support: that of the United States of America. ”.
