They booed Óscar Rodríguez at a bar in Asunción over the G. 500 billion case

Óscar “Nenecho” Rodríguez was confronted on Saturday night at the Rockero bar, in downtown Asunción, when a woman who identified herself as an Asunción taxpayer loudly questioned him about the fate of the G. 500 billion in bonds that were supposed to be used for infrastructure works.

According to ABC Color, the former municipal chief had arrived at the venue accompanied by associates. During the exchange, the young woman called him “shameless” and demanded that he explain what happened to those funds.

The Paraguayan outlet recalled that Rodríguez admitted to having used that money to pay salaries, in a case over which opposition councilors have been criticizing the Public Prosecutor’s Office for its slowness.

ABC Color also reported that, while the complaint was unfolding, people in Rodríguez’s circle tried to intimidate the complainant and demanded her ID number. In images circulated on social media, the newspaper added, the politician is seen caressing the face of a companion before leaving the place in a hurry.

In addition, the newspaper noted that in September 2025 Rodríguez was charged with alleged breach of trust and criminal association over a loss of G. 1,808 million to the Municipality of Asunción, in a case linked to an alleged sham purchase of cleaning supplies between 2020 and 2021.

According to ABC Color, the two open cases against the former mayor are the alleged diversion of the G. 500 billion from municipal bonds and the investigation into the alleged irregular purchase of cleaning products during the pandemic. Both are being handled by prosecutor Luis Piñánez.

Sources

• ABC Color

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