Fuel smuggling raises risk of fire on border bridge
Tampered vehicles return from Argentina with full tanks and gallons in false bottoms.
Police seize vehicles with fuel cans in Puerto Iguazú
The volume totaled more than 350 liters; drivers, aged 21 and 42, were taken to the local police station.
Argentina seizes Paraguayan cars with tampered tanks
Vehicles were used to smuggle fuel in places such as the border between Posadas and Encarnación.
Gas stations may stop accepting cards in Argentina
Industry federation asks operators to reduce fees and shorten refund terms.
Escort loaded with fuel seized after chase in Argentina
The vehicle had its interior space tampered with to transport gallons; two Paraguayans were detained.
Video shows confrontation between Argentine military and smugglers
Conflict occurred on the border with Paraguay, during the interception of boats transporting fuel.
“With a change in pricing policy, gasoline could be R$4,” says expert
International Parity Price (PPI) and pressure from shareholders are the main obstacles in the sector, explains Ricardo Hartmann, PhD in engineering and professor at Unila.
Cheaper gas in Argentina creates “mobile fuel pumps”
Smuggled gasoline comes in gallons and is stored without care.
Paraguay's fuel subsidy criticized by economists
Some say the country is at risk of becoming "Argentinian" or "Venezuelanized."
Bridge closed. “We could stop the country,” threaten Paraguayan truck drivers
The protest against fuel prices reaches its second day.
