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 Asunción.
April 20 April – Heavy rains triggers flooding in Ñeembucú, Central, Misiones, Presidente Hayes, and Cordillera, killing four people are killed and displacing 10,000.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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.
December 5 December – Paraguay expels a Chinese diplomat who called for legislators to recognize Beijing in a surprise visit to Congress. 12 December – Paraguay moves its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem for the second time since relocating it to Tel Aviv in 2018.
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
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). 3 February – Charles González Palisa, 82, Argentine-born Paraguayan television show host. 30 March – Martín Almada, 87, lawyer and human rights activist (Archives of Terror). 2 May – Tito Steiner, 72, Paraguayan-Argentine Olympic decathlete (1976). 18 May – Agustín Ramón Martínez, 62, Israeli-Paraguayan serial killer and fraudster. 19 August – Lalo Gomes, 68, Brazilian-born politician, deputy (since 2023). 27 September – Fabián Caballero, 46, Argentine-Paraguayan football player (Dundee, Club Nacional) and manager (Sportivo Ameliano). 1 October – Zenón Franco Ocampos, 68, chess grandmaster.
See also Bibliography of Paraguay Outline of Paraguay
References
External links Online calendar