In Paraguay, the controversy that led President Mario Abdo Benitez to withdraw the law from Congress last December continues to affect the agreement. Nine months later, the government has not responed it, even though the national newspaper ABC Color reported in February that the State Department was ready to hand over the text to Congress in March. To date, 24 countries have signed it4 and it has been ratified by 11 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay; And more recently, Argentina and Mexico5 The agreement will enter into force 90 days after the 11th ratification (Mexico). However, since its adoption in 2018, the signature and ratification process has been quite slow, partly due to political changes in the region6, the covid-19 crisis and the delay in ratification processes in legislative bodies resulting from lobbying by private sector representatives and the dissemination of imprecise arguments that have led to confusion about the potential impact of this agreement on country after ratification. they were able to lead.7 Paradoxically, Chile, which was one of its flag bearers, has neither signed nor ratified the agreement. Costa Rica, which has played an important role in the negotiations, has not yet ratified. Colombia, which has also been very active in the negotiations, has not yet ratified it, dethough it is the country that reported the highest number of assassinations of environmental leaders in the world in 2019.8 Martin Vizcarra`s government has been largely invisible during the debate. This is despite the fact that he submitted the agreement to Congress a year ago, in which he recommends its approval, accompanied by positive reports from the Office of the Ombudsman, the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources and the Minister of Agriculture. First of all, we must say that this is an agreement that also includes other sectors. For example, El Desconcierto`s website pointed out that although Argentina has already signed the ratification and is awaiting confirmation from MPs, Chile has until September 26 to present its agreement with the upcoming environmental commitments. .

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