María Magdalena Arréllaga

Independent Photojournalist and Visual Storyteller

Paraguay's president faces mass protests and calls for impeachment as cases rise

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Location: Rio de Janeiro

Nationality: Paraguayan American

Biography: María is an independent documentary photographer, photojournalist and visual storyteller working on stories and projects related to social, political and environmental issues in Brazil and Latin America. She studied international relations... MORE

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1 of 8 © 2024 María Magdalena Arréllaga

Thousands of people gather in downtown Asunción, Paraguay on March 5, 2021, in protest of the government's lack of management and transparency during the pandemic and to demand the end of Mario Abdo Benitez's presidency, as public hospitals continue to face outages of critical resources and medications. The health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, resigned earlier the same day as public discontent and pressure intensified. Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times.

Thousands of people gather in d...e;llaga for The New York Times.

2 of 8 © 2024 María Magdalena Arréllaga

Thousands of people gather in downtown Asunción, Paraguay on March 5, 2021, in protest of the government's lack of management and transparency during the pandemic and to demand the end of Mario Abdo Benitez's presidency, as public hospitals continue to face outages of critical resources and medications. The health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, resigned earlier the same day as public discontent and pressure intensified. Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times.

Thousands of people gather in d...e;llaga for The New York Times.

3 of 8 © 2024 María Magdalena Arréllaga

Thousands of people gather in downtown Asunción, Paraguay on March 5, 2021, in protest of the government's lack of management and transparency during the pandemic and to demand the end of Mario Abdo Benitez's presidency, as public hospitals continue to face outages of critical resources and medications. The health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, resigned earlier the same day as public discontent and pressure intensified. Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times.

Thousands of people gather in d...e;llaga for The New York Times.

4 of 8 © 2024 María Magdalena Arréllaga

Thousands of people gather in downtown Asunción, Paraguay on March 5, 2021, in protest of the government's lack of management and transparency during the pandemic and to demand the end of Mario Abdo Benitez's presidency, as public hospitals continue to face outages of critical resources and medications. The health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, resigned earlier the same day as public discontent and pressure intensified. Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times.

Thousands of people gather in d...e;llaga for The New York Times.

5 of 8 © 2024 María Magdalena Arréllaga

Thousands of people gather in downtown Asunción, Paraguay on March 5, 2021, in protest of the government's lack of management and transparency during the pandemic and to demand the end of Mario Abdo Benitez's presidency, as public hospitals continue to face outages of critical resources and medications. The health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, resigned earlier the same day as public discontent and pressure intensified. Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times.

Police disperse protests in dow...e;llaga for The New York Times.

6 of 8 © 2024 María Magdalena Arréllaga

Police disperse protests in downtown Asunción, Paraguay on March 5, 2021, where thousands of people gathered to demand the end of Mario Abdo Benitez's presidency due to the government's lack of management and transparency during the pandemic, while hospitals continue to face outages of critical medications and coronavirus cases grow around the country. The health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, resigned earlier the same day as public discontent and pressure intensified. Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times.

Thousands of people gather in d...e;llaga for The New York Times.

7 of 8 © 2024 María Magdalena Arréllaga

Thousands of people gather in downtown Asunción, Paraguay on March 5, 2021, in protest of the government's lack of management and transparency during the pandemic and to demand the end of Mario Abdo Benitez's presidency, as public hospitals continue to face outages of critical resources and medications. The health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, resigned earlier the same day as public discontent and pressure intensified. Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times.

Thousands of people gather in d...e;llaga for The New York Times.

8 of 8 © 2024 María Magdalena Arréllaga

Thousands of people gather in downtown Asunción, Paraguay on March 5, 2021, in protest of the government's lack of management and transparency during the pandemic and to demand the end of Mario Abdo Benitez's presidency, as public hospitals continue to face outages of critical resources and medications. The health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, resigned earlier the same day as public discontent and pressure intensified. Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times.

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Paraguay's president faces mass protests and calls for impeachment as cases rise

maría magdalena arréllaga

Mar 11, 2021

Recent work covering the mass protests in Paraguay for The New York Times.

President Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay faced calls for his resignation and large street protests over the weekend as residents decried the dismal state of the public health system, under strain amid a record number of coronavirus infections.

ParaguayâÂ€Â™s president faces mass protests and calls for impeachment as cases rise.
The country, one of South AmericaâÂ€Â™s poorest, has received just a few thousand doses of Covid-19 vaccine. The health minister had already resigned after doctors in full critical care units ran out of basic drugs.

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