ASUNCION: Paraguay's foreign minister and three other officials resigned on Monday amid a growing scandal over the signing of an energy deal with Brazil, a blow to President Mario Abdo who has forged close ties with Brazil, South America's No. 1 economy.
"The president has just received the resignations. ... He made the decision to accept these resignations and during the week he will communicate who will replace these people," presidential adviser Hernán Huttemann told reporters. The previous head of ANDE, Pedro Ferreira, a close collaborator of Paraguay's president, resigned last week after refusing to sign the document for the deal because he said it would increase costs for the state entity by more than US$200 million.Congress on Monday demand an explanation from the government, while ANDE officials demonstrated in front of the legislative building with signs saying:"They will not have peace while violating the constitution.
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