Paraguay's NGO law will fuel authoritarianism claims

Significance Days later, he approved a large salary increase for members of Congress in the 2025 budget, to USD5,400 per month. The decision to promulgate the NGO law, which he is known to have opposed, highlights Pena’s dependence on former President Horacio Cartes (2013-18) and his increasingly self-confident Honor Colorado faction in Congress. Impacts A five-day protest march in late November to Asuncion against the new law and ‘social injustice’ has failed to galvanise public support. The threat of extradition for Cartes to face US charges of organised criminal activity, bribery and international terrorism will diminish. Opposition parties are badly divided and have limited congressional representation, with some members supporting the ruling Colorado Party.