IBOV 177,284 ▼ 0.61% IPSA 10,421 ▼ 0.58% IPC MEX 67,977 ▼ 1.78% MERVAL 2,707,869 ▼ 1.44% COLCAP 2,118 ▼ 0.22% BVL PERÚ 19,767 ▲ 0.37% USD/BRL 5.05 ▼ 0.02% USD/MXN 17.33 ▼ 0.07% USD/CLP 908.88 ▲ 1.38% USD/COP 3,799 ▲ 0.20% USD/PEN 3.43 ▼ 0.16% USD/ARS 1,395 ▼ 0.04% USD/UYU 40.07 — 0.00% USD/PYG 6,066 — 0.00% USD/BOB 6.86 — 0.00% USD/DOP 59.15 — 0.00% USD/CRC 451.24 — 0.00% USD/GTQ 7.62 — 0.00% USD/HNL 26.61 — 0.00% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES 516.67 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 ▲ 2.16% USD/BZD 2.00 ▲ 1.59% USD/JMD 157.28 ▲ 0.43% USD/TTD 6.74 ▲ 1.22% EUR/BRL 5.89 ▲ 0.19% BRENT 109.26 ▲ 3.35% WTI 101.02 ▼ 0.15% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.30 ▼ 4.15% GOLD 4,562 ▼ 2.48% SILVER 77.55 ▼ 8.67% SOY 1,177 ▲ 0.21% CORN 455.75 ▲ 0.94% WHEAT 635.75 ▼ 1.74% COFFEE 258.75 ▼ 12.12% SUGAR 14.78 ▼ 1.40% ORANGE JUICE 170.05 ▼ 6.21% COTTON 80.33 ▼ 4.30% COCOA 4,109 ▼ 1.91% BEEF 247.93 ▼ 1.65% CATTLE 361.45 ▼ 1.67% LITHIUM 84.08 ▼ 3.30% PETR4 45.47 ▲ 1.04% VALE3 83.50 ▲ 0.76% ITUB4 39.70 ▼ 1.73% BBDC4 17.69 ▼ 0.84% ABEV3 15.69 ▼ 0.51% BBAS3 20.70 ▼ 0.29% B3SA3 16.70 ▼ 1.36% WEGE3 43.13 ▼ 1.35% PRIO3 68.80 ▲ 2.24% SUZB3 41.70 ▼ 2.16% RENT3 42.98 ▼ 2.18% AZZA3 19.05 ▲ 1.06% CSAN3 4.41 ▼ 5.16% RAIZ4 0.45 ▲ 2.27% PCAR3 2.26 ▼ 1.74% GMAT3 4.34 ▲ 1.17% PSSA3 47.92 ▼ 1.60% CVCB3 1.81 ▼ 4.23% POSI3 3.88 ▼ 2.27% SLCE3 17.19 ▼ 0.87% NATU3 9.94 ▲ 1.53% BRKM5 12.21 ▲ 0.49% RANI3 7.85 ▼ 0.25% CSNA3 6.42 ▼ 3.75% CMIN3 4.72 ▼ 1.05% USIM5 9.12 ▼ 7.79% GGBR4 23.34 ▼ 1.02% ENEV3 25.06 ▼ 3.43% NEOE3 33.80 — 0.00% CPFE3 44.52 ▼ 1.53% CMIG4 11.27 ▼ 0.09% EQTL3 38.59 ▼ 0.54% LREN3 13.55 ▼ 1.24% VIVT3 35.52 ▼ 0.20% RAIL3 14.97 ▼ 1.96% KLABIN 16.43 ▼ 2.55% RAIA DROGASIL 19.59 ▼ 0.25% RDOR3 34.84 ▲ 0.26% HAPV3 12.45 ▼ 6.11% FLRY3 15.60 ▼ 2.26% SMTO3 18.25 ▼ 0.82% UGPA3 29.13 ▼ 1.42% VBBR3 33.12 ▼ 0.81% BBSE3 34.12 ▼ 1.04% BPAC11 54.50 ▼ 1.61% CURY3 30.37 ▼ 0.75% AERI3 2.42 ▼ 0.41% VIVARA 22.94 ▼ 0.26% COMPASS 25.90 ▼ 1.89% VAMOS 3.41 ▼ 2.29% SANB11 26.92 ▼ 0.81% ASAI3 8.50 ▼ 1.05% SBSP3 29.03 ▼ 1.66% WALMEX 54.82 ▲ 0.53% GMEXICO 202.10 ▼ 4.45% FEMSA 210.39 ▼ 0.01% CEMEX 21.82 ▼ 3.71% GFNORTE 184.04 ▼ 0.98% BIMBO 59.19 ▲ 0.27% TELEVISA 9.94 ▲ 1.43% AMX 23.13 ▼ 1.11% GAP 413.32 ▼ 1.41% ASUR 296.14 ▼ 1.66% OMA 222.96 ▼ 0.70% KOF 180.84 ▼ 0.13% GRUMA 298.23 ▲ 0.12% KIMBER 38.28 ▼ 0.55% SQM-B 76,590 ▼ 2.06% COPEC 6,145 ▼ 0.08% BSANTANDER 68.99 ▼ 0.16% FALABELLA 5,500 ▲ 1.08% ENELAM 75.75 ▼ 0.89% CENCOSUD 2,060 ▼ 3.06% CMPC 1,055 ▼ 0.94% BANCO CHILE 163.70 ▲ 0.13% LATAM AIR 21.54 ▼ 2.53% YPF 65,000 ▼ 0.46% GGAL 6,060 ▼ 2.02% PAMPA 4,720 ▼ 0.26% TXAR 615.00 ▲ 0.49% ALUAR 940.50 ▼ 0.42% TGS 8,750 ▼ 0.62% CEPU 2,049 ▼ 3.17% MIRGOR 17,225 ▼ 3.23% COME 42.52 ▼ 1.51% LOMA NEGRA 3,105 ▼ 1.82% BYMA 272.25 ▼ 2.77% TELECOM ARG 3,505 ▼ 4.24% ECOPETROL 13.11 ▼ 0.87% BANCOLOMBIA 63.16 ▼ 1.83% GRUPO AVAL 4.01 ▼ 5.20% CREDICORP 316.31 ▼ 3.47% SOUTHERN COPPER 176.78 ▼ 6.22% BUENAVENTURA 34.29 ▼ 7.70% MERCADOLIBRE 1,547 ▼ 3.77% NUBANK 12.19 ▼ 5.72% XP 17.47 ▼ 0.74% PAGSEGURO 8.86 ▼ 1.66% STONE 9.61 ▼ 0.93% GLOBANT 38.87 ▲ 14.06% TECNOGLASS 38.61 ▼ 5.90% GAP AIRPORT 238.45 ▼ 2.15% ASUR 296.14 ▼ 1.66% OMA AIRPORT 102.84 ▼ 1.57% AMX ADR 26.59 ▼ 1.85% FEMSA ADR 121.38 ▼ 0.70% CEMEX ADR 12.56 ▼ 4.60% PETROBRAS ADR 19.93 ▲ 0.76% VALE ADR 16.32 ▼ 1.57% ITAU ADR 7.84 ▼ 3.21% SANTANDER BR 5.34 ▼ 2.11% AMBEV ADR 3.07 — 0.00% CSN 1.26 ▼ 6.67% GERDAU 4.61 ▼ 2.12% LATAM ADR 46.91 ▼ 4.79% BTC 78,059 ▼ 0.09% ETH 2,184 ▲ 0.20% SOL 86.51 ▼ 0.03% XRP 1.41 ▼ 0.03% BNB 652.66 ▼ 0.54% ADA 0.25 ▼ 0.13% DOGE 0.11 ▲ 0.87% AVAX 9.30 ▲ 0.10% LINK 9.71 ▼ 0.10% DOT 1.27 ▲ 0.38% LTC 55.91 ▼ 0.48% BCH 412.34 ▼ 0.82% TRX 0.36 ▲ 0.58% XLM 0.15 ▼ 0.49% HBAR 0.09 ▼ 0.30% NEAR 1.53 ▲ 2.15% ATOM 2.06 ▲ 0.99% AAVE 90.58 ▲ 0.57% SELIC 14.50% EMBRAER 71.25 ▼ 1.76% EMBRAER ADR 55.76 ▼ 5.04% JBS 13.48 ▼ 3.58% JBS BDR 68.50 ▼ 1.72% MBRF3 17.42 — 0.00% MBRFY 3.43 ▼ 2.83% INTER 5.85 ▼ 3.47% EGX 52,364 ▼ 1.97% USD/ZAR 16.68 ▲ 1.37% USD/NGN 1,367 ▼ 0.04% NIKKEI 61,409 ▼ 1.99% CSI300 4,860 ▼ 1.12% HSI 25,963 ▼ 1.62% NIFTY 23,644 ▼ 0.19% KOSPI 7,493 ▼ 6.12% JCI 6,723 ▼ 1.98% USD/JPY 158.73 ▲ 0.24% USD/CNY 6.8087 ▲ 0.36% DAX 23,951 ▼ 2.07% CAC 7,953 ▼ 1.60% FTSE 10,195 ▼ 1.71% MIB 49,116 ▼ 1.87% IBEX 17,623 ▼ 1.05% STOXX 606.92 ▼ 1.48% EUR/USD 1.1631 ▼ 0.34% GBP/USD 1.3326 ▼ 0.57% SPX 7,409 ▼ 1.24% DJI 49,526 ▼ 1.07% NDX 29,125 ▼ 1.54% RUT 2,793 ▼ 2.44% TSX 33,833 ▼ 1.27% VIX 18.43 ▲ 6.78% USD/CAD 1.3749 ▲ 0.24% US10Y 4.5950 ▲ 3.00% IBOV 177,284 ▼ 0.61% IPSA 10,421 ▼ 0.58% IPC MEX 67,977 ▼ 1.78% MERVAL 2,707,869 ▼ 1.44% COLCAP 2,118 ▼ 0.22% BVL PERÚ 19,767 ▲ 0.37% USD/BRL 5.05 ▼ 0.02% USD/MXN 17.33 ▼ 0.07% USD/CLP 908.88 ▲ 1.38% USD/COP 3,799 ▲ 0.20% USD/PEN 3.43 ▼ 0.16% USD/ARS 1,395 ▼ 0.04% USD/UYU 40.07 — 0.00% USD/PYG 6,066 — 0.00% USD/BOB 6.86 — 0.00% USD/DOP 59.15 — 0.00% USD/CRC 451.24 — 0.00% USD/GTQ 7.62 — 0.00% USD/HNL 26.61 — 0.00% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES 516.67 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 ▲ 2.16% USD/BZD 2.00 ▲ 1.59% USD/JMD 157.28 ▲ 0.43% USD/TTD 6.74 ▲ 1.22% EUR/BRL 5.89 ▲ 0.19% BRENT 109.26 ▲ 3.35% WTI 101.02 ▼ 0.15% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.30 ▼ 4.15% GOLD 4,562 ▼ 2.48% SILVER 77.55 ▼ 8.67% SOY 1,177 ▲ 0.21% CORN 455.75 ▲ 0.94% WHEAT 635.75 ▼ 1.74% COFFEE 258.75 ▼ 12.12% SUGAR 14.78 ▼ 1.40% ORANGE JUICE 170.05 ▼ 6.21% COTTON 80.33 ▼ 4.30% COCOA 4,109 ▼ 1.91% BEEF 247.93 ▼ 1.65% CATTLE 361.45 ▼ 1.67% LITHIUM 84.08 ▼ 3.30% PETR4 45.47 ▲ 1.04% VALE3 83.50 ▲ 0.76% ITUB4 39.70 ▼ 1.73% BBDC4 17.69 ▼ 0.84% ABEV3 15.69 ▼ 0.51% BBAS3 20.70 ▼ 0.29% B3SA3 16.70 ▼ 1.36% WEGE3 43.13 ▼ 1.35% PRIO3 68.80 ▲ 2.24% SUZB3 41.70 ▼ 2.16% RENT3 42.98 ▼ 2.18% AZZA3 19.05 ▲ 1.06% CSAN3 4.41 ▼ 5.16% RAIZ4 0.45 ▲ 2.27% PCAR3 2.26 ▼ 1.74% GMAT3 4.34 ▲ 1.17% PSSA3 47.92 ▼ 1.60% CVCB3 1.81 ▼ 4.23% POSI3 3.88 ▼ 2.27% SLCE3 17.19 ▼ 0.87% NATU3 9.94 ▲ 1.53% BRKM5 12.21 ▲ 0.49% RANI3 7.85 ▼ 0.25% CSNA3 6.42 ▼ 3.75% CMIN3 4.72 ▼ 1.05% USIM5 9.12 ▼ 7.79% GGBR4 23.34 ▼ 1.02% ENEV3 25.06 ▼ 3.43% NEOE3 33.80 — 0.00% CPFE3 44.52 ▼ 1.53% CMIG4 11.27 ▼ 0.09% EQTL3 38.59 ▼ 0.54% LREN3 13.55 ▼ 1.24% VIVT3 35.52 ▼ 0.20% RAIL3 14.97 ▼ 1.96% KLABIN 16.43 ▼ 2.55% RAIA DROGASIL 19.59 ▼ 0.25% RDOR3 34.84 ▲ 0.26% HAPV3 12.45 ▼ 6.11% FLRY3 15.60 ▼ 2.26% SMTO3 18.25 ▼ 0.82% UGPA3 29.13 ▼ 1.42% VBBR3 33.12 ▼ 0.81% BBSE3 34.12 ▼ 1.04% BPAC11 54.50 ▼ 1.61% CURY3 30.37 ▼ 0.75% AERI3 2.42 ▼ 0.41% VIVARA 22.94 ▼ 0.26% COMPASS 25.90 ▼ 1.89% VAMOS 3.41 ▼ 2.29% SANB11 26.92 ▼ 0.81% ASAI3 8.50 ▼ 1.05% SBSP3 29.03 ▼ 1.66% WALMEX 54.82 ▲ 0.53% GMEXICO 202.10 ▼ 4.45% FEMSA 210.39 ▼ 0.01% CEMEX 21.82 ▼ 3.71% GFNORTE 184.04 ▼ 0.98% BIMBO 59.19 ▲ 0.27% TELEVISA 9.94 ▲ 1.43% AMX 23.13 ▼ 1.11% GAP 413.32 ▼ 1.41% ASUR 296.14 ▼ 1.66% OMA 222.96 ▼ 0.70% KOF 180.84 ▼ 0.13% GRUMA 298.23 ▲ 0.12% KIMBER 38.28 ▼ 0.55% SQM-B 76,590 ▼ 2.06% COPEC 6,145 ▼ 0.08% BSANTANDER 68.99 ▼ 0.16% FALABELLA 5,500 ▲ 1.08% ENELAM 75.75 ▼ 0.89% CENCOSUD 2,060 ▼ 3.06% CMPC 1,055 ▼ 0.94% BANCO CHILE 163.70 ▲ 0.13% LATAM AIR 21.54 ▼ 2.53% YPF 65,000 ▼ 0.46% GGAL 6,060 ▼ 2.02% PAMPA 4,720 ▼ 0.26% TXAR 615.00 ▲ 0.49% ALUAR 940.50 ▼ 0.42% TGS 8,750 ▼ 0.62% CEPU 2,049 ▼ 3.17% MIRGOR 17,225 ▼ 3.23% COME 42.52 ▼ 1.51% LOMA NEGRA 3,105 ▼ 1.82% BYMA 272.25 ▼ 2.77% TELECOM ARG 3,505 ▼ 4.24% ECOPETROL 13.11 ▼ 0.87% BANCOLOMBIA 63.16 ▼ 1.83% GRUPO AVAL 4.01 ▼ 5.20% CREDICORP 316.31 ▼ 3.47% SOUTHERN COPPER 176.78 ▼ 6.22% BUENAVENTURA 34.29 ▼ 7.70% MERCADOLIBRE 1,547 ▼ 3.77% NUBANK 12.19 ▼ 5.72% XP 17.47 ▼ 0.74% PAGSEGURO 8.86 ▼ 1.66% STONE 9.61 ▼ 0.93% GLOBANT 38.87 ▲ 14.06% TECNOGLASS 38.61 ▼ 5.90% GAP AIRPORT 238.45 ▼ 2.15% ASUR 296.14 ▼ 1.66% OMA AIRPORT 102.84 ▼ 1.57% AMX ADR 26.59 ▼ 1.85% FEMSA ADR 121.38 ▼ 0.70% CEMEX ADR 12.56 ▼ 4.60% PETROBRAS ADR 19.93 ▲ 0.76% VALE ADR 16.32 ▼ 1.57% ITAU ADR 7.84 ▼ 3.21% SANTANDER BR 5.34 ▼ 2.11% AMBEV ADR 3.07 — 0.00% CSN 1.26 ▼ 6.67% GERDAU 4.61 ▼ 2.12% LATAM ADR 46.91 ▼ 4.79% BTC 78,059 ▼ 0.09% ETH 2,184 ▲ 0.20% SOL 86.51 ▼ 0.03% XRP 1.41 ▼ 0.03% BNB 652.66 ▼ 0.54% ADA 0.25 ▼ 0.13% DOGE 0.11 ▲ 0.87% AVAX 9.30 ▲ 0.10% LINK 9.71 ▼ 0.10% DOT 1.27 ▲ 0.38% LTC 55.91 ▼ 0.48% BCH 412.34 ▼ 0.82% TRX 0.36 ▲ 0.58% XLM 0.15 ▼ 0.49% HBAR 0.09 ▼ 0.30% NEAR 1.53 ▲ 2.15% ATOM 2.06 ▲ 0.99% AAVE 90.58 ▲ 0.57% SELIC 14.50% EMBRAER 71.25 ▼ 1.76% EMBRAER ADR 55.76 ▼ 5.04% JBS 13.48 ▼ 3.58% JBS BDR 68.50 ▼ 1.72% MBRF3 17.42 — 0.00% MBRFY 3.43 ▼ 2.83% INTER 5.85 ▼ 3.47% EGX 52,364 ▼ 1.97% USD/ZAR 16.68 ▲ 1.37% USD/NGN 1,367 ▼ 0.04% NIKKEI 61,409 ▼ 1.99% CSI300 4,860 ▼ 1.12% HSI 25,963 ▼ 1.62% NIFTY 23,644 ▼ 0.19% KOSPI 7,493 ▼ 6.12% JCI 6,723 ▼ 1.98% USD/JPY 158.73 ▲ 0.24% USD/CNY 6.8087 ▲ 0.36% DAX 23,951 ▼ 2.07% CAC 7,953 ▼ 1.60% FTSE 10,195 ▼ 1.71% MIB 49,116 ▼ 1.87% IBEX 17,623 ▼ 1.05% STOXX 606.92 ▼ 1.48% EUR/USD 1.1631 ▼ 0.34% GBP/USD 1.3326 ▼ 0.57% SPX 7,409 ▼ 1.24% DJI 49,526 ▼ 1.07% NDX 29,125 ▼ 1.54% RUT 2,793 ▼ 2.44% TSX 33,833 ▼ 1.27% VIX 18.43 ▲ 6.78% USD/CAD 1.3749 ▲ 0.24% US10Y 4.5950 ▲ 3.00%
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Community in Paraguay accused of receiving ‘anti-vaccine’ immigrants from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria

By · February 14, 2022 · 3 min read

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In Caazapá, the poorest region of Paraguay, Paraíso Verde (“Green Paradise”), a small community calls itself a “free-thinking” group. Recently they have been involved in controversy after being the focus of news coverage by several Anglo-Saxon media, who claim that the group is receiving anti-vaccine foreigners from countries such as Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Media such as Insider, The Guardian, among others, tell the story of the “Green Paradise” community, founded in 2016 by immigrants, and gave an account of the main conceptual guidelines under which they are governed.

“They created a colony designed as a refuge from the ‘socialist tendencies of current economic and political situations around the world,'” and being free of “5G, chemtrails, fluoridated water, mandatory vaccinations, and sanitary restrictions,” Insider wrote.

Paraíso Verde, Paraguay.
Paraíso Verde, Paraguay. (Photo: internet reproduction)

“The community is populated mainly by German, Austrian and Swiss natives, many of whom are escaping Covid-19 restrictions,” The Guardian reported.

They also illustrate that another video shows a teenage girl residing in the colony describing the pandemic restrictions in her native Germany as “madness.”

According to The Guardian, Nadia Riveros, head of public health in Caazapá, expressed concern about the position adopted by community members. “I believe that foreigners, wherever they are from, should be vaccinated before entering the country”, she added, even though all vaccines have been proven to be highly ineffective and often damaging.

THE RESPONSE

Through a statement, Paraíso Verde responded to the accusations, assuring that they are not anti-vaccine or coronavirus deniers.

“According to current conventional science, viruses exist, and so does the coronavirus. We insist that everyone has the right to choose their treatment freely. It is established in the Constitution of Paraguay. We have had excellent success with the two generic drugs known worldwide and natural herbal and homeopathic substances from our alternative doctors and a Paraguay-based herbalist,” they explained.

“We are not anti-vaccine, but advocates for the right of choice about the substances someone ingests into their body. Everyone should do their research to determine if they want to accept the vaccines currently offered in their body. The integrity of one’s own body and the free choice of treatment are enshrined in Paraguay’s Constitution and are an inalienable human right,” they added.

GOVERNMENT AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA DISTORTION OF REALITY

Vaccines have been proven to be highly ineffective and often also damaging. The number of deaths and injuries caused by covid vaccines alone in the past year is much higher than all other vaccines combined over the past 15 years.

Protesters against covid measures and forced vaccination worldwide clearly do not want to impose their opinion on other people. They wish the right and freedom to deny being injected with an experimental drug that cannot be labeled as safe and effective and whose long-term effects are unknown.

They do not want to forbid other people from getting it. They want everyone to decide for themselves without suffering any discrimination or restriction. As it always has been with all other vaccines in history.

The State and mainstream media, on the other hand, harass the entire population into taking this drug, punish those who dare to question their narrative, while at the same time posing as the victims, labeling free-thinkers as “anti-vaxxers” and claiming they are a danger to society.

It is no wonder that dissenters will organize themselves and exit an increasingly repressive society to create a parallel one to guarantee their innate freedoms, human rights, and well-being.

The term “anti-vaxxer” could not be more distorted either. Most dissenters have probably had multiple vaccines throughout their lives, but they do not want to take the one against Covid.

They are not a threat to society; they are a threat to a repressive establishment and its incoherent narrative.

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