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46-477: The city has a population of about 52,400 (2006 Estimate) and is the hometown of former president Nicanor Duarte Frutos . Coronel Oviedo is an important transit point, as it lies halfway between Asunción and Ciudad del Este . In addition, it sits at the intersection of highways Ruta 2 , Ruta 7 and Ruta 8 . The moniker for the city is the "Capital of Work" or capital de trabajo in Spanish . The original name of

92-614: A Cook Islands financial entity linked to Cartes' Paraguayan bank Banco Amambay. A classified WikiLeaks cable from 2010 mentioned Cartes as the focus of a money laundering investigation by the DEA . Until 2008, Cartes was uninvolved in politics and was not registered as a voter. He joined the conservative Colorado Party in 2009 and said he wanted to counter the swing to the left in Latin American politics. He became known as an efficient politician uncompromised by his party's past support of

138-508: A Protestant convert . Duarte's administration was marked by a rejection of the path his country and party had taken in the past decade, turning away from neoliberalism to instead embrace the pink tide and 21st century socialism . Overall, the Paraguayan economy grew during his tenure, mostly as part of a recovery from the crisis of the 1990s. His support of and from Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez , as well as his proposal to amend

184-581: A failed coup against Wasmosy in 1996. His opposition to Oviedo drifted Duarte increasingly closer to the general's main rival, Luis María Argaña , who led his own faction within the party, the Colorado Reconciliation Movement . In 1997 Duarte left the Ministry of Education to instead be Argaña's running mate in the Colorado Party primaries , held to elect the party's nominee for president in

230-579: A full Senate seat, which was perceived as an attempt of extending his political influence past his presidency, and was elected. New Senators would be sworn in on 30 June 2018, six weeks before Cartes's presidential term was scheduled to end, thus the need for Cartes to leave office before the expiration of his term, as the constitution states officials can not hold two offices concurrently. Consequently, on 28 May 2018, Cartes offered his resignation as President, which would have to be agreed to by Congress . Legislators were opposed to Cartes resigning and taking up

276-469: A non-voting senator for life as a former president. As expected, the quorum was not reached at the extraordinary session called for this reason for 24 June 2008. Since Duarte Frutos could not occupy the seat belonging to him on 1 July, Jorge Cespedes, from the Colorado Party, was assigned and assumed as titular of the vacant seat of Duarte at the Senate. On 26 August, another extraordinary session of Congress

322-561: A second presidential term even if the amendment passed. On 26 April, the Chamber of Deputies rejected the proposed constitutional amendment for presidential re-election. In a June 2019 interview with the Financial Times , when asked about the amendment, Cartes said, "If you ask me today if it was a mistake, yes it was because it created an unnecessary climate." In the 2018 Paraguayan general election , Cartes, while still President, ran for

368-603: A sentence from the Superior Electoral Justice Tribunal, other congresspeople argued that Duarte Frutos's swearing-in senator would be illegal, and Congress would be violating the Constitution if swearing-in Duarte Frutos without the legal quorum. If Congress did not accept the resignation, Duarte would have to continue his term until 15 August and would be unable to become an elected senator, becoming instead

414-508: Is a Paraguayan politician and businessman who is serving as president of the Colorado Party since 2023, having previously served as president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018. Cartes owned about two dozen businesses in his Grupo Cartes conglomerate until he left the conglomerate in 2023, including tobacco, soft drinks, meat production, and banking. He was president of Club Libertad football club from 2001 until 2012, and president of

460-558: Is a member of a Mennonite church , Duarte decided to convert alongside her. After the fall of Alfredo Stroessner in 1989, Duarte got more involved in politics and started climbing up the ladder of the Colorado Party throughout the 1990s. He became Vice Minister of Education during the Rodríguez administration and was later appointed Minister of Education by President Juan Carlos Wasmosy in 1993. Duarte became an opponent of army general and colorado caudillo Lino Oviedo , who led

506-547: Is made under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022. The Department is also designating Cartes’s adult children Juan Pablo Cartes Montaña, Sofía Cartes Montaña, and María Sol Cartes Montaña. These designations reaffirm the commitment of the United States to combat corruption, which harms the public interest, hampers countries’ economic prosperity, and curtails

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552-489: Is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo . Coronel Oviedo has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) with hot summers and warm winters. 25°25′S 56°27′W  /  25.417°S 56.450°W  / -25.417; -56.450 Nicanor Duarte Frutos Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos (born 11 October 1956) is a Paraguayan lawyer, journalist and politician who served as

598-417: The 1998 election . In an effort to unite the party, Argaña became the running mate of the oviedista Raúl Cubas , who won the election. In March 1999 Vice President Argaña was assassinated. This sparked rage and fear of another coup by Oviedo, which led to large protests that eventually made Cubas resign. The argañista Luis González Macchi was sworn in as president and quickly appointed Duarte back to

644-414: The 2013 presidential election . The BBC suggested that his convincing points during his campaign were the promises to raise private capital to upgrade the country's infrastructure, to modernise its public enterprises, to attract international investments, and job creation. On 21 April, 2013, he was elected President of Paraguay with 45.80% of the votes. When he took office on 15 August, it marked only

690-581: The Club Olimpia football team. Domínguez Dibb was the leader of the neoestronista movement, having been a big supported of the dictator and related to him through marriage. On 27 April 2003, Duarte won the presidential election with a plurality, 37,1% of the vote. He beat Julio César "Yoyito" Franco of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (24%), Pedro Fadul of the recently created Beloved Fatherland Party (21,3%) and Guillermo Sánchez of

736-408: The Colorado Party . Nicanor started working at sawmills when he was eleven, while attending school. At 14 he joined the Colorado Party, something that was de facto mandatory at the time, due to the dictatorship . In the 1970s Duarte moved to Asunción , where he studied law and journalism. He became a sports commentator , working at a Caaguazú radio station . In the early 1980s he was hired by

782-654: The Congress of Paraguay , senator Miguel Abdón Saguier. Opposition and government-endorsed members of the Paraguayan Congress immediately announced they were going to boycott Duarte Frutos's resignation by not attending the extraordinary session of the Congress where it would be determined whether the President's resignation would be accepted or not. While some held positions in favour of Duarte Frutos assuming as senator, citing

828-656: The Magnitsky Act sanctions program. Four Cartes companies operating in the United States are also blocked from accessing the country's financial system under the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) managed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC): Tabacos USA, Bebidas USA, Dominicana Acquisition and Frigorífico Chajha. On 31 March, it was announced that Tabacalera del Este S.A. (Tabesa), another Cartes company (of which Tabacos USA

874-641: The common market and freedom of trade. He was sworn in on August 15, 2013, and used his inaugural address to declare a war on poverty in Paraguay. His inauguration was attended by fellow conservative South American, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera , as well as Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner , Peru's Ollanta Humala , Brazil's Dilma Rousseff , Uruguay's José Mujica and Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou . Cartes announced his cabinet in August 2013 upon being sworn in. He selected mainly technocratic candidates for

920-635: The editor-in-chief of Última Hora , where he started working as a columnist . At this point in his life Duarte was fairly poor, he lived in a small apartment and had few material possessions. In 1984 he obtained a law degree from the Catholic University of Asuncion and in 1989 a doctorate from the National University of Asuncion . In the 1970s he started dating María Gloria Penayo Solaeche , who he married in 1984. They had six children: José, Héctor, María, Martín, Santiago and Facundo. Penayo

966-530: The oviedista National Union of Ethical Citizens (13,5%). This three-way split in the opposition to the Colorado Party played in his favor. Nicanor Duarte pursued policies which were somewhat more left-wing than has been the case for the Colorado Party over its 60-year rule of Paraguay. At least in speeches, he had opposed free trade and reached out to regional Latin American countries with left-leaning governments. In two separate instances, Duarte Frutos ran for,

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1012-500: The 47th President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008. A member of the Colorado Party , he became the central figure of Paraguayan politics during his presidency. Born into a lower class rural family, Duarte pursued a career in law and later journalism , becoming a radio sports commentator and columnist . In the 1990s he got into politics, serving in the cabinets of Presidents Juan Carlos Wasmosy and Luis González Macchi , both times as Minister of Education. Duarte became one of

1058-582: The Colorado Party in the 2018 Paraguayan General elections, raising criticism from the opposition that their senate candidacies were unconstitutional, but the Superior Tribunal of Electoral Justice overruled that decision, claiming that both Cartes and Duarte Frutos were eligible to run for the Senate. Ultimately, neither were able to assume as Senators this time either. Horacio Cartes Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara ( Spanish pronunciation: [oˈɾasjo maˈnwel ˈkaɾtes ˈxaɾa] ; born 5 July 1956)

1104-403: The Ministry of Education. Duarte inherited Argaña's political faction and clout, effectively becoming his successor. In 2001 he resigned as Education Minister to become president of the Colorado Party. On 22 December 2002, Duarte won the Colorado Party 's nomination for president in the 2003 general election. He defeated Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb , a wealthy businessman known for being president of

1150-403: The United States , announced that — The United States is designating former Paraguayan President Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara for his involvement in significant corruption. Former President Cartes obstructed a major international investigation into transnational crime in order to protect himself and his criminal associate from potential prosecution and political damage. These actions undermined

1196-560: The United States, which accuses him of involvement in transnational crime and terrorist organizations . Cartes' father was the owner of a Cessna aircraft franchise holding company and the young Horacio studied aviation mechanics in the United States . At the age of 19, he started a currency exchange business which grew into the Banco Amambay . Over the following years, Cartes bought or helped establish 25 companies including Tabesa ,

1242-447: The ability of governments to respond effectively to the needs of their people. The United States continues to stand with all Paraguayans in support of democracy and the rule of law and will continue to promote accountability for those who abuse public power for personal gain. On 26 January 2023, the United States announced further sanctions against Cartes, prohibiting him to do business with U.S. companies or have access to U.S. banks under

1288-724: The city at the time of its founding was "Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Ajos" or "Our Lady of the Rosary of Garlic", as the cultivation of garlic was a prominent local cash crop and formed a significant base for trade in the city. In 1931 the government of Paraguay changed the name of the city to Coronel Oviedo in memory of Cnel Florentin Oviedo, hero of the War of the Triple Alliance . After the war Oviedo settled in Ajos live there until his dead in 1935. The city

1334-596: The conglomerate and that the brand itself would be discontinued. Leading to the 2013 presidential election, Cartes made controversial statements on the LGBT community, comparing it to "monkeys". He also said he would "shoot myself in the bollocks" if he were to discover a son who wanted to marry another man. On 10 August 2018, when asked by a journalist about his response to a series of citizen protests on Yacyretá Dam deals and congressmen with pending criminal cases, Cartes responded " rubber bullets ". Cartes later apologized for

1380-485: The constitution to allow the reelection of the president, made large parts of the Paraguayan public see him as increasingly authoritarian, leading in part to the defeat of his protégé, Blanca Ovelar , in the 2008 election . In said 2008 election Duarte was elected senator, but the Senate refused to swear him in, arguing that it would be unconstitutional, this happened again in 2018. After leaving office Duarte served as Ambassador to Argentina from 2013 to 2016, under

1426-425: The country's biggest cigarette manufacturer, and a major fruit juice bottling company. In 1986, Cartes spent 60 days in jail during a currency fraud investigation. He was accused of making millions of dollars by obtaining a central bank loan at a preferential exchange rate and then moving it through his money exchange business before buying farm equipment in the U.S. The case was eventually dropped. In 1989, Cartes

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1472-508: The crisis concerning Duarte Frutos's swearing-in as senator, finally approved a bill, revalidating a previous bill that had not been approved the previous session of 28 August. On the session of the 28 August, Jorge Cespedes was confirmed as titular senator, instead of Duarte Frutos, who was in turn confirmed as senador vitalicio , or senator for life , handing its seat upon Cespedes. In 2018, Duarte Frutos and then-outgoing Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes were elected as senators to represent

1518-459: The military dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner , who ruled until 1989. In regards to allegation of his connections to the drug trade, as well as being targeted by the DEA , he said during his presidential campaign: "I wouldn't want to be president if I had ties to drug traffickers. Go to the courts and check. There's nothing, not a single charge against me." Cartes was the Colorado candidate at

1564-476: The national team inside the Paraguayan Football Association during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification . A 2021 affidavit made by Cartes showed that his net worth was $ 490 million (or ₲ 3.6 trillion), making him one of Paraguay's most wealthiest people. Between 2022 and 2023, he was classified as "significantly corrupt" and as a result subsequently subjected to economic sanctions by

1610-564: The opposition as "a coup". On 31 March 2017, a series of protests erupted after supporters of the amendment in the Senate voted for the amendment during a secret session in a closed office rather than on the Senate floor, during which demonstrators set fire to the Congress building. Several people were reported injured, including one protester who was killed after being hit by a shotgun blast by police, and one lower-house deputy who had to undergo surgery after being injured by rubber bullets. On 17 April, Cartes announced that he would not run for

1656-404: The positions. In 2015, massive student protests occurred in Paraguay. The demand of students was a better quality of education, demanding an increase in the education budget to reach 7% of the national GDP as requested by UNESCO ; at the time education spending represented 3.9% of GDP and was one of the lowest in the region. On May 21, 2018, the Paraguayan embassy moved to Jerusalem , becoming

1702-529: The presidency of Horacio Cartes . He was later appointed director of the Yacyretá Dam . Like all former presidents, Duarte currently holds the ceremonial and powerless title of Senator for life . Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos was born on 11 October 1956 in Coronel Oviedo , Caaguazú , to a rural lower-class mestizo family. His father was a police officer and his mother was a teacher, both were affiliated to

1748-525: The seat, stating it was unconstitutional. The opposition, as well as dissidents within Cartes' own Colorado Party, successfully blocked Cartes's resignation, boycotting the vote, hence preventing a quorum from being present for a vote on the resignation. Cartes withdrew his bid to resign and be sworn in as a senator on 26 June 2018 after not receiving enough political support to carry through his plans. On 22 July 2022, Antony J. Blinken , Secretary of State of

1794-406: The second time in the country's 202 years of independence that a ruling party peacefully transferred power to the opposition. In regards to the impeachment of Lugo and the negative reception the country was given in the aftermath by Latin American leaders, Cartes defended the legality of the impeachment and said that Paraguay should not withdraw from Mercosur , pointing to the economic benefits of

1840-545: The stability of Paraguay’s democratic institutions by contributing to public perception of corruption and impunity within the office of the Paraguayan President. Additionally, these actions enabled and perpetuated Cartes’s recently documented involvement with foreign terrorist organizations and other U.S.-designated entities which undermines the security of the United States against transnational crime and terrorism and threatens regional stability. This public designation

1886-418: The third country in the world to recognize the city as the diplomatic capital of Israel. However, Cartes's successor Mario Abdo Benítez reversed the decision on September 5, 2018. The current constitution limits the president to a single five-year term. In late 2016 and early 2017, Cartes and his supporters in Congress attempted to pass a constitutional amendment to run for re-election, a move described by

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1932-454: The top allies of the Colorado Party politician Luis María Argaña , inheriting his political clout after his assassination in March 1999. Duarte was elected president in 2003 , by a plurality of 37%, taking advantage of a three-way split in the opposition to the incumbent Colorado Party. Inaugurated at 46, Duarte was one of Paraguay's youngest presidents, as well as its first non- Catholic , being

1978-473: Was again jailed on charges of currency fraud for seven months. He was eventually cleared by a court. In 2000, the anti-drug police seized a plane carrying cocaine and marijuana on his ranch. He claimed that the plane had made an emergency landing, that he had no involvement with the drug trade and that he opposed the legalization of narcotics. Cartes' name appears in the Offshore leaks files in connection with

2024-556: Was called to swear-in Duarte Frutos, but once again many congresspeople left the session, which was declared "empty" or abandoned by Congress President Enrique Gonzalez Quintana. Nonetheless, Gonzalez Quintana proceeded to the swearing-in and swore Duarte Frutos, who arrived at the Legislative Palace followed by fellow Colorado Party supporters. However, on 4 September, the Paraguayan Senate , in session to discuss resolutions on

2070-403: Was elected, and attempted to be sworn in as an active, voting Senator, despite Paraguayan law stating that upon leaving office, presidents can only be senador vitalicio ( senator for life ), a ceremonial, non-voting post. Duarte first announced his resignation as president, in order to assume a position as Senator on 1 July 2008. He presented his resignation on 23 June 2008 to then President of

2116-559: Was its U.S. branch) was also added to the SDN List. On 24 March 2023. Cartes announced that, as a result of the sanctions, he was leaving the Grupo Cartes conglomerate, citing that many jobs were in risk and hoped that his separation to the group wouldn't "risk" the well-being of the Grupo Cartes's workers's families. Grupo Cartes later announced that Cartes's sister Sarah was also leaving

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