Paraguay sent a delegation of prosecutors, police officers, anti-money laundering specialists and private-sector representatives to Buenos Aires to adopt Argentine tools for detection, investigation and financial tracing against illegal online gambling, during a technical session coordinated by Paraguay’s National Gambling Commission (CONAJZAR) and Argentina’s Association of State Lotteries (ALEA).
The activity took place as part of the September 2-3, 2026 agenda in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, focusing on digital platforms, social media, payment flows, electronic evidence and judicial cooperation. Paraguay was represented by officials from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, SEPRELAD, the National Police and the Paraguayan Association of Gambling Operators (APOJA).
José Ruiz
The delegation included Orlando Paiva, Teresita Torres Molas and Gustavo Javier Fernández Bogarín from the Public Prosecutor’s Office; José Ruiz from SEPRELAD; Mauro Darío Amarilla Acosta, Ramón Duarte and Freddy Rolón from the National Police; and Lorena Rojas from APOJA.
Argentine participants included specialists from ALEA, LOTBA, CASCBA, the Specialized Gambling Prosecutor’s Office (FEJA) and the Judicial Investigations Corps (CIJ). Speakers included Mario Trucco, Executive Director of ALEA; Luis Zanazzi; Ezequiel Domínguez and Eva Del Río Frontera from LOTBA; Rodolfo Edgardo Cattaneo, Executive Director of CASCBA; Nicolás Martín Amarilla Díaz; Rodrigo Nahuel Branca, Director of the CIJ; and Belén Rota, Legal Secretary at FEJA.
The training covered identification of illegal websites, advertising and affiliate networks, preservation of digital evidence, tracing of wallets and transfers, prosecutorial investigations, and blocking and reporting mechanisms. Argentina’s legal framework provides for three to six years in prison for illegal gambling operations under Article 301 bis of the Criminal Code, incorporated through Law 27,346.
The cooperation is based on the CONAJZAR-ALEA agreement signed on November 9, 2023. In Paraguay, the reform under Law 7438/2025 incorporated CONAJZAR into the DNIT. Its head is Carlos Augusto Liseras Osorio, while Liliana Alcaraz Recalde leads SEPRELAD and Emiliano Rolón Fernández serves as Attorney General.
