Paraguayan Senate Approves the Presence of u.s. Soldiers in the Country

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The Senate approved by majority the SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) agreement signed with the United States, after a debate in ordinary session. Senate approves SOFA agreement for training Paraguayan military. Photo: Senate The document was approved in the version issued by the Constitutional Affairs Committee, without modification, and will now be forwarded to the Chamber of Deputies for its treatment. The vote was resolved with 28 votes in f…

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The Paraguayan Congress is moving forward in ratifying an agreement with the US that will allow U.S. military to deploy freely and with "immunity" before local justice. Expert Jorge Rolón Luna said the agreement is "dangerous" for Paraguay's security and that the "acritical" alignment with Washington puts the country in trouble.

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Asunción, IP Agency.- The House of Senators gave its approval this Wednesday to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), signed by Paraguay with the United States, and which has as its main purpose greater cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime. The Senate treated the agreement as the first point of its inaugural session of the year, and after an extensive debate on the scope of the agreement, 28 votes gave the approval to …

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Agreement provides for diplomatic privileges and immunities to members of the Armed Forces and the North American Defence Department