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Brazil & Southern Cone - September 2015 (ISSN 1741-4431)
POLITICS: Cartes talks himself into trouble
A verbal confrontation between President Horacio Cartes and an opposition deputy at a private party has led to complaints about the character of the president, with his strongest critics accusing him of having a dangerous authoritarian bent. With the leftist opposition Frente Guasú (FG) asking the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to closely monitor the political environment in Paraguay in the run-up to the 15 November municipal elections, the issue has taken on unexpected proportions.
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