Security & Strategic Review - June 2012 (ISSN 1741-4202)

The most violent yet eviction of land invaders triggered a highly irregular impeachment and removal from office of President Fernando Lugo, only nine months before presidential elections scheduled for 23 April 2013. This in turn led to the suspension of Paraguay from the South American blocs to which it belonged. Nothing in this sequence of events was straightforward: questions remain unanswered regarding what actually happened, who was responsible and what was being sought in the three areas affected: security, internal politics and regional diplomacy.