Naija pipo, make we yarn about wetin dey happen for Paraguay. Di National Police don announce say dem go enter full alert status from early morning of Friday, June 6, because of two big events dis weekend: di friendly match of di Paraguay national team and di municipal internal elections wey go take place for Sunday across di whole country.
Di security arrangement was presented by police authorities during a press conference led by di institution commander, Commissioner César Silguero, who was joined by general directors from different operational departments. During di briefing, di police boss confirm say all human and logistic resources go dey available to respond to any eventuality related to both events, wey dem consider as high importance because of di large number of people wey dem expect.
For im own part, Commissioner Manuel Llamas explain di main restrictions wey go apply during di election day. He point out say gatherings of people and formation of groups go be prohibited within 200 meters of voting centers. He also remind say carrying of weapons go be banned for polling stations, and no party or political movement go fit set up consultation tables inside di area wey di law define.
Another restriction wey di authorities mention na di ban on entering mobile phones into di voting booth, a measure wey dem take to protect transparency and secrecy of di vote during di electoral process. Di operation go include guarding electronic ballot boxes, electoral materials, and polling stations wey dem set up for voting.
Di authorities also remind say di period for campaign go end on Thursday at 23:59. Once dat time pass, e go be illegal to broadcast electoral platforms, proposals, government programs, or any other propaganda material from parties, movements, alliances, and coalitions wey go participate for di internal elections on Sunday.
On di other hand, di police institution detail di security plan for di friendly match between Paraguay and Nicaragua, wey go take place for Estadio Defensores del Chaco. Di plan include security rings, access controls, and specialized escort for di sports delegations. Besides di surveillance for di stadium, di officers go guard di movement of di national team from di High Performance Sports Center in Ypané using a convoy of motorcyclists, patrol cars, and air support.
Di stadium gates go open from 15:30, so di authorities urge fans and citizens to cooperate with di security measures to ensure smooth running of both events.
