U.S. says it will use "available tools" against corruption in Paraguay
On Thursday, it said it will continue to cooperate with the government of the South American country.
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On Thursday, it said it will continue to cooperate with the government of the South American country.
On Thursday, it said it will continue to cooperate with the government of the South American country.
Paraguay's ruling Fuerza Republicana faction from within the Colorado Party has chosen Public Works Minister and former evangelical Pastor Arnoldo Wiens as the future presidential candidate following Vice President Hugo Velázquez's announcement that he would resign his current job and back down from the 2023 electoral race.
Hugo Velázquez will also drop out of the presidential pre-candidacy after the U.S. State Department accused him of involvement in corruption.
Hugo Velázquez Moreno said he will resign next week as vice president of Paraguay after being included on a U.S. corruption list for alleged involvement in offering bribes to a public official.