Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Address
Carretera Ruta 9 Dr. Carlos Antonio Lopez, Km 26.5, Villa Hayes, Presidente Hayes, Paraguay
Reg. ID
80112472-7, Paraguayan tax identification number
Official reason
The United States is sanctioning a former and a current senior Paraguayan official for their involvement in systemic corruption that has undermined democratic institutions in Paraguay. The Department of the Treasury is designating Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (Cartes), the former President of Paraguay, and Hugo Adalberto Velazquez Moreno (Velazquez),...
Other Information
https://www.state.gov/sanctioning-senior-paraguayan-officials-for-corruption/
Date of listing
2023-01-26
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky
Regime
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Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/5441
Official Information
On December 23, 2016, the President signed the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (the “Act”) into law. The Act authorized the President to impose targeted sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is, among other things, responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other ...
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