Marco Riquelme

Brazilian entrepreneurs concentrate nearly 90 percent of maquiladora inquiries in Alto Paraná department, leveraging Paraguay's proximity, skilled workforce, and competitive costs to integrate into regional manufacturing supply chains across automotive, textile, and agroindustrial sectors.

Paraguay and Brazil held diplomatic and technical discussions to resolve electrical frequency mismatches and strengthen energy interconnection, addressing growing industrial demand and regional integration amid ongoing Itaipú treaty negotiations.

Brazil and three of four Mercosur founders now support Venezuela's reentry to the bloc, suspended in 2017 for democratic violations, as Trump's backing of Venezuela's interim government shifts regional dynamics-though Argentina opposes it, citing energy competition concerns.