The United States has turned Paraguay into a “military base” through the signing of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) on Monday, December 15, 2025, according to political analyst Ana Prestes.
The pact, signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Lezcano, is part of the new US National Security Strategy, which, according to Prestes, revives elements of the Monroe Doctrine by considering Latin America as its “backyard.”
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The analyst pointed out that this agreement is part of a broader Washington strategy to militarize South America and consolidate its influence in the region, especially in a context where it faces resistance in countries like Colombia. Rubio, who has maintained close ties with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña since his time as a senator, has already visited Asunción several times in 2024 and hosted Peña at the White House in August to sign an agreement on asylum and immigration.
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Prestes also recalled that Rubio proposed handing over the administration of the Itaipu binational hydroelectric dam (Brazil-Paraguay) to US artificial intelligence companies, which, in her words, would mean “using our water and energy from South America.”
Furthermore, she highlighted that the recent police operation in Rio de Janeiro, which left 121 dead on October 28, was followed by a declaration from Paraguay of “zero tolerance for narco-terrorists on its borders,” a stance she described as aligned with US interests.
According to the analyst, the US is intensifying its presence in Argentina, Panama, Guyana, Ecuador, and El Salvador to reactivate military bases and joint exercises, in a dynamic that seeks to “encircle the region through the new national security and militarization strategy.”
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