As part of Paraguay's commitment to the International Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT), in November 2019, the Executive Power enacted Law No. 6446 that creates a “General Directorate of People and Legal Structures and Final Beneficiaries ” Under the Ministry of Finance (hereinafter the Law), which will have the following functions: Acting as the authority of application, replacing the Treasury Law, of Law No. 5895/2017 “Establishing Transparency Rules in the Regime of Companies Incorporated by Shares”. Set the guidelines for administrative registration and supervision of persons and legal structures...
Vouga Abogados
Overview
With a team of professionals with experience spanning more than three decades, Vouga Abogados is one of the most prominent and experienced law firms in Paraguay.
Vouga Abogados is a full service firm that advises large and small businesses, financial and multilateral credit institutions, NGOs, public entities and individuals, complying with the most stringent ethical standards. Our client base includes a significant number of Fortune 500 companies operating across a broad range of industries.
The Firm has a solid team of legal and accounting professionals, organized in practice groups whose leaders are widely recognized in their fields. Our firm's focus on responsiveness, which is built on strong investments in human resources and technology, enables us to render world-class services in a time-efficient manner. In fact, the team has lead several of the most relevant transactions in the country during the last years.
With offices in Asunción and Ciudad del Este, a regional reach and an international outlook, Vouga Abogados is one of the largest law firms in the country and a main point of call for doing business in Paraguay.
Year this Office was Established: 1976
Lawyers Worldwide: 35
Languages: Spanish, English, German, French, Italian and Portuguese
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Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners
![Perla Alderete](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/6000/a6221.jpg)
Perla Alderete
Partner![Mirtha Dos Santos](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/6000/a6220.jpg)
Mirtha Dos Santos
Partner![Cynthia Fatecha](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/6000/a6214.jpg)
Cynthia Fatecha
Partner![Rodrigo Fernández](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/61000/a61507.jpg)
Rodrigo Fernández
Partner![Rodolfo Vouga](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/1000/a1485.jpg)
Rodolfo Vouga
Partner![Siegfried Vouga](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/6000/a6210.jpg)
Siegfried Vouga
Partner![Carlos Vouga](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/38000/a38720.jpg)
Carlos Vouga
Partner![Rodolfo G. Vouga Z.](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/38000/a38709.jpg)
Rodolfo G. Vouga Z.
PartnerAssociates
![Manuel Acevedo Scappini](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/empty1.gif)
Manuel Acevedo Scappini
Associate![Elio Agüero](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/38000/a38716.jpg)
Elio Agüero
Associate![Paola Andriotti](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/71000/a71695.jpg)
Paola Andriotti
Associate![Silvia Benítez García](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/52000/a52801.jpg)
Silvia Benítez García
Associate![Georg Birbaumer](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/64000/a64720.jpg)
Georg Birbaumer
Associate![Marcela Dos Santos](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/6000/a6236.jpg)
Marcela Dos Santos
Associate![Camila Lorena Dutra Petta](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/empty1.gif)
Camila Lorena Dutra Petta
Associate![Alberto Fleytas](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75264.jpg)
Alberto Fleytas
Associate![Grecia Florentín](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/58000/a58758.jpg)
Grecia Florentín
Associate![Viviana Gómez](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/52000/a52803.jpg)
Viviana Gómez
Associate![Jorge González](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/52000/a52804.jpg)
Jorge González
Associate![Laura Lezcano](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/56000/a56701.jpg)
Laura Lezcano
Associate![Eusebio López](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/58000/a58759.jpg)
Eusebio López
Associate![Juan Manuel Ros](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/71000/a71697.jpg)
Juan Manuel Ros
Associate![Horacio Sanchez Pangrazio](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82122.png)
Horacio Sanchez Pangrazio
Associate![Juan Sebastián Silva Velázquez](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/empty1.gif)
Juan Sebastián Silva Velázquez
Associate![Luis Marcio Torales](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/67000/a67120.jpg)
Luis Marcio Torales
Associate![Ana Belén Vera](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/61000/a61508.jpg)
Ana Belén Vera
Associate![Andres Vera](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/52000/a52808.jpg)
Andres Vera
Associate![Walter David Vera](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/52000/a52809.jpg)
Walter David Vera
Associate![Cecilia María Vera Bernaola](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/70000/a70335.jpg)
Cecilia María Vera Bernaola
AssociateOther
Articles
International Arbitration and Financial Institutions - Current Status and the Path Ahead
Traditionally financial institutions have preferred litigation over international arbitration. The reasons are many, but they are mainly related to the fact that arbitrators generally lack the power to render summary judgments, to grant interim measures, and that there is no precedent in international arbitration. However, international arbitration has gain ground in the last few years, due to the fact that arbitral institutions have addressed the main criticisms to the system...
Press
Vouga Abogados advises CAF in granting a USD 30 million credit facility to Banco Continental S.A.E.C.A. aimed at SMEs in Paraguay.
Vouga Abogados assisted CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean in the granting of a USD 30 million credit line to Banco Continental S.A.E.C.A The funds provided to Banco Continental S.A.E.C.A. will be used to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This transaction is significant not only due to the considerable amount of funds involved but also because of its role in fulfilling the vital need for capital to fuel the development of businesses that constitute the backbone of Paraguay's economic landscape. This contributes to the business development of our country...
Vouga Abogados Advises Tape Pora S.A. in a New Issuance of Bonds for the Partial Financing of the Works of the Concession of Route No. 7
Vouga Abogados assisted Tape Pora S.A. in a new issuance of bonds aimed at partially financing the works in connection with the construction, duplication and adaptation of Route No. 7 "Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia" located in the Pastoreo and Minga Guazú area. The total amount of the bonds placed was equal to 65 billion guaraníes (nearly US$ 10 million) and were entirely acquired by local investors. The bond issuer and the bondholders signed an agreement aimed at the acquisition of the bonds issued and listed by the bond issuer at the Stock Exchange of Asunción (i.e."Bolsa de Valores y Productos de Asunción S.A. (BVPASA), under the PEG04 Global Issuance Program...