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Ex-Paraguay prez finds himself on wrong side of US power
In early August, the U.S. Treasury quietly sanctioned the tobacco company of Paraguay’s former president, Horacio Cartes. Before entering office, Cartes had extensive links to organized crime and took authoritarian actions while in power. However, Cartes …