2025 Paraguayan protests
| 2025 Paraguayan protests | |||
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| Part of the Gen Z protests | |||
| Date | September 28, 2025 – October 3, 2025 | ||
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| Status | Protester victory
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| Casualties | |||
| Arrested | 31+ | ||
| Damage | public streets damaged | ||
On 28 September 2025, protests began in Paraguay against the administration of President Santiago Peña,[1] first staged by a group known as Generación Z Paraguay.[2] Commonly described by the media as part of the Gen Z protests,[2][3] they are the first mass-scale protests in the country since 2021, with the protests being inspired by the 2025 Peruvian protests.[4] The indigenous peoples in Paraguay joined the protest after the office of the Instituto Paraguayo del Indígena (INDI) was moved to a military base, also demanding the removal of the head of the INDI, Juan Ramón Benegas. The protests ended on October 3, 2025, after the government accepted the demands of the protesters.[5]
References
- ^ "Another Gen Z uprising? Protests in Paraguay against the Peña government". Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Protest in Asunción leaves at least 31 arrested". Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Generation Z protests spread from Asia to South America". Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Después de Perú, la generación Z de Paraguay también toma las calles". CNN (in Spanish).
- ^ "Indigenous Resistance Forces Paraguayan Government to Reverse Course". Retrieved 13 December 2025.