Weekly Report - 19 September 2019 (WR-19-37)

Paraguay’s President Mario Abdo Benítez decided to make an additional change to his ministerial cabinet this week following the resignation of his justice minister. But the move to replace the head of the agriculture & livestock ministry (MAG) has been criticised by the agricultural sector, which complains that the new broom is not qualified for the post. This is serving to erode Abdo Benítez’s already falling levels of public support.