Paraguay - February 2024

Opposition senator, Kattya Gonzalez of the National Meeting Party was expelled from Congress and dismissed from her office due to allegations of misusing her position as a public official to unduly influence. Critics accuse the Senate of irregularities during the proceedings against her and have expressed concern over the weakening of opposition presence in Congress, where the ruling Colorado Party holds a majority. Gonzalez has stated she will appeal the decision, which she decried as fraudulent, and among critics of the ruling party is understood to be motivated by her denunciation of corruption and nepotism within the Colorado Party. 

Sources: CELAG, Cable News Network, The Guardian