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Brazil & Southern Cone - March 2014 (ISSN 1741-4431)
PARAGUAY: Changes at public ministry raise uncomfortable questions for Cartes
The surprise 3 March decision by Paraguay’s attorney general (AG), Javier Díaz Verón, to replace his chief anti-corruption prosecutor, Carlos Arregui, has led to intense speculation that it was a politically-motivated decision designed to shield various members of congress currently being investigated on corruption allegations. The issue has become the main political talking point in Asunción, with the government led by President Horacio Cartes under growing pressure to show that this was not the case; and that its commitment to fighting corruption is strong even when it involves going after influential figures in the ruling Asociación Nacional Republicana- Partido Colorado (ANR-PC).
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