Gustavo Villate

Gustavo Villate

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Gustavo Villate is the current Minister of Technologies of Information and Communication (Mitic) in Paraguay. He has been in the spotlight for his management of significant public contracts, including multi-million dollar deals for medical insurance and cleaning services, amidst criticism regarding the state of public healthcare. Villate, who is politically connected as a cousin of the First Lady, has faced scrutiny over his past contracts and the lack of communication regarding key government projects.

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Gustavo Villate is in charge of the Ministry of Technology of Information and Communications (Mitic) which collaborates on state propaganda efforts.

Peña dice que consume contenido de influencers extranjeros y niega que son pagados por el Gobierno - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-08-12
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Gustavo Villate is associated with the current management of the Mitic.

Staff del Mitic y Villaverde figuran en grupo de campaña de Camilo Pérez - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-08-11
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Gustavo Villate is the Minister of Information and Communication Technologies who highlighted Paraguay's readiness for digital transformation.

Boom del tarjeteo: Se procesan 21 transacciones por segundo en Paraguay - Negocios
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-08-04
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Gustavo Villate is the head of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies who provided testimony in the investigation.

Supuesto ciberespionaje chino: ¿cómo avanza la investigación de la Fiscalía? - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-21
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Gustavo Villate is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Technologies of Information and Communication (Mitic).

Gobierno aprovechó el Mundial para desviar pauta hacia medios afines - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-21
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Gustavo Villate is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Technologies of Information and Communication (Mitic).

Mitic exigió “medios propios” para segmentar la propaganda en redes - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-20
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Gustavo Villate was present with President Santiago Peña at the Mobile World Congress when significant documents were signed.

Mitic operó montaje de “inteligencia” y red de influencers en RRSS vía PTI - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-19
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Gustavo Villate is accused of leading a campaign to intimidate and discredit journalists in Paraguay.

Federaciones internacionales de periodistas rechazaron hostigamiento de Villate - Mundo
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-17
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Gustavo Villate is the Minister of MITIC accused of coercion and censorship against Radio Cáritas.

SPP denuncia coacción y censura de Villate: Ligado a “Campaña sucia” y ¿ahora copia al nazi Goebbels? - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-17
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Gustavo Villate is accused of not informing Congress about contracts related to public funds.

“Montanaro se reencarnó”, dice Filizzola a Villate por tildar de “comunista” a un periodista - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-15
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Gustavo Villate is the minister whose dismissal is being demanded due to suspicions of involvement in a campaign against the press.

SPP pide destitución de Villate por sospechas de vínculo del Mitic con campaña de ataques a la prensa - Nacionales
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-15
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Gustavo Villate is mentioned as the minister who denied having control over the operations related to the hidden agreement with PNUD.

Mitic también ocultó convenio de US$ 7 millones con PNUD e Itaipú - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-14
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Gustavo Villate is the Minister of Technologies of Information and Communication (Mitic) who responded to questions about a contract with PNUD.

¿Mitic ocultó al Congreso millonario convenio con PNUD? Esto dice el ministro Villate - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-14
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Santiago Pena

Gustavo Villate is in charge of the Ministry of Technologies of Information and Communication (Mitic).

Mitic mintió al Congreso y ocultó convenios para pauta digital vía PTI - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-13
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Gustavo Villate, the head of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, spoke about the controversial statement issued by the Foreign Ministry regarding comments made by Senator Celeste Amarilla against French footballer Kylian Mbappé.

Caso Mbappé: MITIC niega internas en el Gobierno y defiende el comunicado de Cancillería - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-07-10
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Chen met with Paraguayan Minister of Information and Communication Technologies Gustavo Villate, who said that Paraguay’s abundant green energy resources provide a strong foundation for developing large-scale computing infrastructure.

Official tours Taiwan-Paraguay data center site
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-06-20
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Gustavo Villate is the minister who accepted Villaverde's temporary transfer to the Mitic.

Acreditación dada a Jimmy en 2025 coincide con rol asignado en 2023 - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-06-02
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Gustavo Villate is the minister who attempted to distance himself from Juan Roberto 'Jimmy' Villaverde.

Villaverde era responsable de las redes del Gobierno según registros del Mitic - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-06-01
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Gustavo Villate, the minister, asserted that Villaverde had no official role in the government.

Documentos revelan que el Mitic mintió y que “militante” fue director de DD.HH. - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-05-31
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Gustavo Villate is the minister of communications who announced the incorporation of Paula Carro as the government's spokesperson.

Cuenta oficial de Vocería de Gobierno figura administrada desde Argentina - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-05-30
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Gustavo Villate is the Minister of Information and Communication Technologies who must appear before the Commission.

Filizzola pide convocar a ministros por decretos que impactan en tarifas eléctricas y la ANDE - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-01-30
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Minister Gustavo Villate is part of the decision-making for the 'Industras Convergentes'.

Arriesgan la sostenibilidad financiera y operativa de ANDE, advierte la UIA - Economía
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-01-23
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Gustavo Villate stated that the information regarding the payment for joining the Board was misinterpreted.

Peña firma el acta fundacional de “Junta de la Paz” - Mundo
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-01-22
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Minister Gustavo Villate clarified that the invitation to Paraguay does not establish any economic conditions.

Junta de Paz de Trump: Gobierno dice que Paraguay no debe pagar US$ 1.000 millones - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-01-19
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Gustavo Villate is the Minister of Technologies of Information and Communications in Paraguay.

Santi Peña se reunió con empresario de firma adjudicada por Migraciones - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-01-11
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Gustavo Villate is the head of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (Mitic) in Paraguay.

¿El feriado del 2 de enero está descartado? - Nacionales
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-12-23
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Gustavo Villate affirmed that there are no reasons for President Santiago Peña not to promulgate the controversial personal data protection law.

Ley de protección de datos personales: “No hay motivos para no promulgarla”, dice Villate - Política
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-11-06
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Santiago Pena
Santiago Pena

Minister of Technology and Communication Gustavo Villate is working closely with the president on the continuing efforts.

Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-13
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Gustavo Villate is noted as the head of the Ministry of Technologies of Information and Communication during the attacks.

“CyberTeam” dice que hackeó página del Ministerio de Salud - Nacionales
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-09-03
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Santiago Pena
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