📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Public Works and Communications, through the Vice Ministry of Transportation, established the Public Passenger Transportation Advisory Council of the Metropolitan Area of Asuncion, established by resolution No. 57/2026, within the framework of the reform process of the public transportation system. The Council will function under the coordination of the Vice Ministry of Transportation and will have a permanent consultative nature for the analysis of issues related to metropolitan mobility. It will be made up of representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Secretariat of Consumer and User Defense, as well as user organizations, service operating companies, sector workers, municipalities, governorates and universities. The regulations establish that organizations interested in joining the Council must formally accredit their representation before the Vice Ministry of Transportation for their incorporation. Likewise, it provides for calls according to the topics to be discussed, the preparation of minutes of each session and the participation of municipalities and governorates in matters that affect their respective territories. The Government of Paraguay continues to advance in the implementation of the reform of the system with the constitution of the Public Passenger Transport Advisory Council of the Metropolitan Area of Asuncion, after the signing of decree No. 5969/2026 by President Santiago Pena, which regulates law No. 7617/2026 on Transportation Modernization and strengthens the institutionality of the sector through greater participation of the different actors involved. To read the resolution: GVMT RESOLUTION No 57-2026 Date: May 6, 2026
