Senate of Paraguay

Chamber of Senators

Cámara de Senadores
Type
Type
History
Founded1870[1]
Leadership
Silvio Ovelar, ANR
since 1 July 2023
Structure
Seats45
Political groups
Government
  •   ANR-PC (24)

Opposition (21)

Elections
Proportional representation
Last election
30 April 2023
Meeting place
Website
Chamber of Senators

The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay (Cámara de Senadores), the upper house of the National Congress, has 45 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.

The Paraguayan bicameral legislature, which included the Senate, was formed in 1870. The Senate was abolished in 1940 and recreated in 1967.[1]