Paraguay's senate on February 15 expelled one of the few opposition voices in national politics, sparking protests in the capital Asuncion and concerns over the fragile state of the country's democracy.
Senator Kattya Gonzalez from the center-left National Meeting Party was dismissed from her position during an extraordinary session on February 14 for the "misuse of influence" while in office.
The 46-year-old senator, elected in 2023, is among a small cadre of left-leaning opposition politicians in Paraguay and has called out widespread corruption and spoken publicly about how the South American country is falling further into the grip of organized crime. Paraguay's right-wing Colorado Party has a majority in both chambers of congress, holds the presidency, and oversees 15 of the 17 state governments following elections in April last year.
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