Paraguay Will Prioritize Public Security After Pandemic

  • Fitch Solutions expects Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez will prioritize improving security conditions over the coming months as the economy begins to recover in the wake of Covid-19.
  • Despite violations of the country’s fiscal rule in the wake of Covid-19, it is likely that the conservative government will remain committed to lowering deficits over the coming years and maintaining the existing fiscal framework.
  • Paraguay scores a 57.0 out of 100.0 on our Short-Term Political Risk index, largely the result of a poor security environment, a fractured Congress, and factions within the ruling ANR-PC party that will hinder policy formation.

(Source: Fitch Solutions)