Paraguayan Congressman Allegedly Involved in Money Laundering Before Being Killed by Police

An investigative report details allegations against Paraguayan congressman Eulalio Gomes Batista and his son for suspected money laundering and ties to Brazilian trafficker Luiz Carlos da Rocha, citing internal prosecutorial files, a 2017 BBVA internal probe, and a 2021 FIU report that flagged unexplained multimillion-dollar financial movements. Authorities pursued cross-border judicial cooperation with Brazil, while the family’s lawyer disputes the evidence and the circumstances of Gomes’s 2024 death during a police raid in Pedro Juan Caballero.