Paraguay
Comptroller’s Office found that private parties kept collecting in Manzana T after the property returned to IPS
According to ABC Color, the social security agency regained possession of the complex in July 2024, but by the end of 2025 it had not formalized contracts with the occupants or received payments for common expenses. The audit also noted collections made by a private firm without the corresponding legal backing being shown.
The Social Security Institute regained possession and administration on July 1, 2024, of property No. 3,152, corresponding to the commercial promenade known as Manzana T, now La Gran Manzana, in Villa Morra, Asunción. According to ABC Color, Digital Entertainment SA handed over the property and acknowledged a debt for unpaid rent of G. 8,805 million.
That same arrangement provided that subtenants would begin paying their rent directly to IPS and regularize their contractual situation with the social security agency. However, the Comptroller General’s Office found that this did not happen and that, by the close of fiscal year 2025, the entity itself acknowledged it had not implemented a formal management and control mechanism over those revenues.
Still according to information reported by ABC Color based on the CGR report, none of the 28 occupants had a formal lease contract directly with IPS at the time of the review. The audit also found that one company was subleasing two premises without a contract with the institution or administrative authorization.
In that context, private firms continued collecting payments inside the complex. The audit indicated that Exacto Consultora SRL was in charge of the gatehouse and parking spaces, in addition to collecting common expenses, water and electricity from the commercial premises. For the operation of 59 parking spaces, the company paid IPS G. 1,000,000 per month, although it maintained a debt for lease fees.
IPS confirmed to the Comptroller’s Office that since taking possession it had not received any income in the form of common expenses. The report also noted that the entity was already aware of those private collections, including from a visit in which tenants filed complaints against Exacto Consultora.
According to documents cited by ABC Color, Exacto submitted a note on July 8, 2024, to take over the comprehensive maintenance of the complex through the administration of common expenses and offered to pay IPS G. 3,500,000. The proposal included maintenance, cleaning and security tasks, as well as coordination of payments to ANDE and Essap, along with the prorating of those costs among the premises.
Even so, the Comptroller’s Office stated that it did not have access to the legal instrument that would allow it to verify the legal basis for that private participation in the management of the property. In its conclusion, it warned that the situation exposed IPS to financial, administrative and asset risks, and recommended regularizing all occupants, formalizing contracts and moving forward with administrative and legal measures regarding unauthorized transfers, space changes and subleases.
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