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On behalf of Paraguay, the Deputy Minister of Transportation, Emiliano R. Fernandez, participates in the LATAM Mobility South 2025, which takes place in Chile in its fourth edition, where together with authorities of the region it shares experiences and exposes the main challenges of sustainable mobility. The panel entitled Beyond the conversation: how to specify sustainable mobility in the region? He brought together referents of public policies, regulation and financing. In that space, Vice Minister Fernandez presented the advances in the public transport reform process in Paraguay, currently in study in the National Congress. We are in a process of transformation that requires a quality fleet and a coordinated governance model. The challenges are not only institutional and financial, but also of legal certainty, since electromovility implies large initial investments, said the vice minister, while explaining that the proposal aims to modernize the system with focus on citizen welfare. Citizen welfare as a transport axis Along the same lines, Deputy Minister Fernandez stressed that the Paraguayan scheme takes as reference successful models of the region, especially that of Chile, where the separation of strategic assets in fleet, operation and courtyards allowed to ensure more solid financing. Chile demonstrates, through the valuation of its own users, that a quality system is possible when there is good institutionality and planning, he said. He also stressed that priority is the well -being of users, an objective that translates into the reduction of travel and waiting times, accompanied by institutional stability and a robust financial model that encourages private investment. The dialogue space also allowed to contrast the experiences of Mexico and Chile, whose advances in intermovility and electric transport already leave valuable lessons for the region. Within that framework, Paraguay is presented with a reform plan that not only aims to transform its internal system, but also nurtures regional referents to build a more efficient, safe and sustainable service. Latam Mobility It is a Latin American community committed to the impulse of sustainable mobility and decarbonization of transport. This initiative brings together both the public and private sector in dialogues and events that promote innovative solutions in the field of electric mobility, public transport, green logistics and smart cities. Date: August 27, 2025
