June 17, 2026 at – 22:10
The Prosecutor’s Office presented charges against judges Carmen Elizabeth Silva Bóveda and Ana Graciela Aguirre Núñez, who acquitted “Cachorrão”, accused of the crime of journalist Leo Veras. Messages reveal that they apparently collected bribes and warned about operations.
He Public Ministry presented a criminal accusation against the sentencing judges of Pedro Juan Caballero, Carmen Elizabeth Silva Bóveda and Ana Graciela Aguirre Núñezafter showing that they apparently operated as an execution arm under the orders of the deceased former deputy Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes.
The judge Carmen Silva Bóveda She was accused of the crimes of aggravated passive bribery (bribery), prevarication and frustration of criminal execution in a tentative degree. For her part, the judge Ana Aguirre Núñez He faces charges of aggravated passive bribery and malfeasance. Both were part of the criminal court that, unanimously, absolved of guilt and reproach Waldemar Pereira Rivasaka “Puppy”, accused of being the intellectual author of the murder of journalist Leo Veras.
Magistrate, at the disposal of “Lalo” in exchange for favors
The tax investigation, which began after a indictment in December 2025managed to extract explicit conversations from the WhatsApp application that expose how the judges they exchanged judicial rulings in exchange for political favors and promotions thanks to “Lalo” Gomes.
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On September 9, 2021, the judge Carmen Silva wrote directly to former deputy Gomes to warn him that the prison authorities They opposed moving “Cachorrão” and that she intended retain the file on the border to avoid Asunción control.
“I did not want to do the trial in Asunción with the prosecutor Marcelo Peccibecause he is going to want to give him 20 years,” wrote Judge Silva.
Finally, for Final Sentence No. 136of November 11, 2022, the Court of Sentence of Pedro Juan Caballerochaired by Carmen Silva, Ana Aguirre and Mirna Soto, unanimously acquitted Waldemar Pereira Rivas, alias Cachorrão.
Two safe votes in exchange for impunity in the JEM
The criminal modus operandi extended to other causes, such as the process for alleged human trafficking against Anderson Rios Villalba. On October 12, 2021, Silva Bóveda notified “Lalo” Gomes that the trial began that day and guaranteed him total impunity by offering the vote of his court colleague.
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Only three days later, on October 15, Judge Silva sent photographs of the sentence to the former deputy’s cell phone signed by Silva, Ana Aguirre and Marcelina Quintana. With this ruling they acquitted Anderson Riosand also, Silva reminded him that that is why he had to help Ana Aguirre.
Leakage of the “Pavo Real Py I” operation
Judge Carmen Silva would have frustrated operations. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the magistrate had warned the deputy “Lalo” Gomes in advance about the execution of the mega-operation with “Peacock Py I”carried out in July 2023.
Silva warned Gomes that the tax and police delegations They were preparing to carry out 26 raids simultaneous actions aimed at dismantling the drug lord’s millionaire money laundering scheme Jarvis Chimenes Pavão.
