2020 in Paraguay

Incumbents

• President: Mario Abdo Benítez
• Vice President: Hugo Velázquez Moreno

Events

• 11 September – Former vice-president Óscar Denis is kidnapped by rebels.
• 18 September – Authorities fear for the health of Denis, 74, after the indigenous man who was captured with him but then released tests positive for COVID-19.
• COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay

Deaths

• January 6 – Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, Roman Catholic bishop.
• January 7 – Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti, violinist.
• January 31 – César Zabala, 58, footballer, bladder cancer.