Events in the year 2017 in Paraguay. Incumbents President: Horacio Cartes Events 1 April – 2017 Paraguay protests: President Horacio Cartes's attempts to reform the Constitution to allow for re-election are met with mass protests with protestors storming the Congress and one death. 24 April – In the early hours of the day a suspected Brazilian gang of robbers stole 11.7 million dollars from a security vault in Ciudad del Este, leaving one police officer dead. It is the biggest heist in Paraguay's history. 24 June – After 2–0 over Independiente de Campo Grande, Club Libertad wins the 2017 Paraguayan Apertura championship. Deaths 9 January – Roberto Cabañas, footballer (b. 1961). 24 January – Porfirio Méndez, middle-distance runner (b. 1966). 25 July – Luis María Ramírez Boettner, lawyer and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1918). 2 October – Patrocinio Samudio, footballer (b. 1975). 24 November – Ángel Berni, footballer (b. 1931). 20 December – Rosa Brítez, potter (b. 1941). References 2010s in Paraguay Years of the 21st century in Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay