Paraguay
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies to Consider the Torín Bill, the Veto of the Radiologists Law and a Regulation for Amusement Parks
The Chamber of Deputies will meet this Tuesday with 16 items on the agenda. Among the highlights are the debate over recognition of the torín, the executive branch’s partial veto of the radiology law and an initiative to set safety standards for amusement parks.
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies will meet this Tuesday, September 29, starting at 09:00, under the leadership of Raúl Latorre, with a 16-item agenda, according to ABC Color.
Among the main issues is the definition of the bill linked to the torín, which appears in item 7 of the agenda. According to ABC Color, the advisory committees recommended accepting the ratification of the version approved by the Chamber of Senators, backed by the Association of Bullfighters.
The outlet said sectors in the Chamber of Deputies will push an alternative to declare patron saint festivities cultural heritage instead of bullfights. That proposal is based on criticism from the National Animal Defense Directorate and animal rights organizations.
According to ABC Color, the bullfighters’ organization says the bill also seeks to establish November 5 as Paraguayan Bullfighter Day. The sponsors also argue that the regulation aims to protect the activity and avoid economic losses for those who work in that field, and they contend that the torín in Paraguay consists of an acrobatic show in which, they say, the integrity of the animals is respected.
In item 8, the Chamber of Deputies will study the partial veto by the Executive Branch of the law regulating the radiology profession. President Santiago Peña objected to aspects of the law passed by Congress, including the reduction of working hours in shifts, the increase in rest time due to radiation exposure and the conditions of the ordinary retirement regime approved by lawmakers. ABC Color recalled that the Chamber of Senators has already accepted that partial objection.
Another of the scheduled topics is the bill on the installation and operation of amusement parks and entertainment devices in Paraguay, introduced by opposition lawmaker Leidy Galeano. According to ABC Color, the initiative gained new momentum after the Municipality of Asunción suspended, as of September 2, the activities of the mechanical rides at City Park on the Costanera, over alleged irregularities in the authorization and operational risks.
The proposal seeks to create a unified legal framework to regulate the installation, operation and preventive maintenance of those structures, with uniform safety standards. It also provides for the involvement of municipalities in land-use planning and of the Secretariat for Consumer and User Defense as the national regulatory authority, ABC Color added.
Sources
About this note. Written by El Notero with the assistance of artificial intelligence, based on what was published by the cited outlet. El Notero did not do its own reporting on this fact.
