| Armed Peasant Association | |
|---|---|
| Agrupación Campesina Armada | |
 The Armed Peasant Association used several varieties of this flag, usually with different logos in the centre. | |
| Leader | Albino Jara Larrea (alias "Milciades León") †[1] Alfredo Jara Larrea (alias "José Villaverde") †[1] Idilio Morínigo †[2] Feliciano Bernal Maíz †[3][4] Hugo Bernal Maíz †[3][4] |
| Dates of operation | 2014–2016; 2017–present |
| Split from | Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Active regions | Concepción Department, Amambay Department |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Major actions | Drug trafficking (government claims), murder, theft, extortion, kidnapping |
| Status | Active |
| Size | ~13 (in 2014)[5] ~4 (in late 2016)[6] |
| Means of revenue | Illegal drug trade (alleged), ransom, extortion |
| Battles and wars | Insurgency in Paraguay |
The Armed Peasant Association (Spanish: Agrupación Campesina Armada, short ACA), alternatively known as Armed Campesino Group[7][a] and Armed Peasant Grouping – People's Army (ACA–EP),[8] is a far-left rebel group that takes part in the insurgency in Paraguay. Formed in 2014 as splinter faction of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) by two brothers, Albino and Alfredo Jara Larrea, ACA began to decline almost immediately after its foundation as result of repeated raids and arrests by the Paraguayan security forces. After the death of most of its members and leaders in 2016, the group became defunct. It was refounded in 2017, however, by two sisters of the Jara Larrea brothers and a former member of the "Army of Marshal López" (EML), another insurgent group. In late 2021, this revived group again suffered a heavy defeat and was nearly destroyed.
- ^ a b Michael Lohmuller (17 November 2015). "Paraguay Strikes Blow Against Guerrilla Group". InSight Crime. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Paraguay: cayó en combate uno de los presuntos dirigentes de la Agrupación Campesina Armada". Resumen (in Spanish). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ a b "ACA-EP: Un grupo criminal formado por parias hasta entre delincuentes". abc (in Spanish). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Supuestos miembros de ACA asaltan una estancia". abc (in Spanish). 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ Laurence Blair (31 August 2015). "In Paraguay's remote north guerrillas are still at large, armed and dangerous". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ Booth, Amy (August 4, 2021). "Tiny Guerrilla Group Behind Wave of Kidnappings and Killings in Paraguay". Vice. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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