Paraguay
The Senate approved the summons of Claudia Centurión over the fatal accident in Pedrozo
The decision was driven by opposition sectors after the road tragedy in Ypacaraí. The ruling party rejected that route and proposed a dialogue session with the minister.
The Senate approved the summons of the Minister of Public Works, Claudia Centurión, following the traffic accident that occurred in the Pedrozo area, in Ypacaraí, where six people died, according to RCC.
According to that outlet, the request was promoted by opposition lawmakers to demand explanations about the state of road infrastructure at a traffic-light-controlled intersection where the works remain unfinished.
RCC also reported that Liberal Senator Ever Villalba said the case goes beyond political debate and raised the need for a criminal complaint against Centurión and the Vice Minister of Public Works, Hugo Arce.
From the ruling party, meanwhile, there was rejection of the summons during the session, and an alternative was proposed: a working meeting or dialogue table with the minister.
According to RCC, the Executive Branch attributes the suspension and delay of the final works to litigation over expropriations and to problems in clearing the right of way. Conversely, residents and local leaders in Ypacaraí blame the MOPC for delaying safety measures that, in their view, could have prevented the tragedy.
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