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The International Friendship Bridge, located between Foz do Iguaçu (in Brazil) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), is the main symbol of the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The exact point of the border line between Brazil and Paraguay, at the Friendship Bridge. The Brazil–Paraguay border runs from Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, to Corumbá, Mato ...
A new pro-Brazil government was installed in Asunción in 1869, while Paraguay remained occupied by Brazilian and Argentine forces until 1876, when the border treaty between Paraguay and Argentina was concluded with American arbitration, guaranteeing Paraguay's sovereignty and leaving it a buffer state between its larger neighbors.
Brazil–Paraguay relations have improved greatly after Brazilian President Lula's decision in 2009 to triple its payments to Paraguay for energy from a massive hydro-electric dam on their border, ending a long-running dispute. Under the accord, Brazil will pay Paraguay $360m a year for energy from the jointly-operated Itaipu plant.
Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Uruguay are urging Argentina to stop applying the tolls, arguing they restrict navigation on South America's mighty Paraguay-Parana rivers. "Argentina's view is that ...
Several former top military officials in Paraguay have been arrested as part of a cross-border law enforcement operation with Brazil to disband an arms smuggling ring that brought firearms from ...
The Friendship Bridge is a major point for smuggling in the region, with Brazilians coming to purchase goods from Paraguay as Paraguay does not impose tariffs on foreign goods. Brazil has been imposing stricter border security to try and crack down on it. [3] [4] [5]
The Triple Frontier (Spanish: Triple Frontera, Portuguese: Tríplice Fronteira) is a tri-border area along the junction of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, where the Iguazú and Paraná rivers converge. Near the confluence are the cities of Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay).
Emperor Pedro II of Brazil sent his Foreign minister José Paranhos to Asunción where he arrived on February 20, 1869 and began consultations with the local politicians. Paranhos had to create a provisional government which could sign a peace accord and recognize the border claimed by Brazil between the two nations. [3]