Walter Harms
Walter Harms (30 April 1962 – 2 December 2023) was a Paraguayan politician of the Colorado Party who served as a Deputy. He represented Itapúa department in the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
He had his visa cancelled by the United States Government in August 2023, his wife and three children were also subject to the same sanctions. This move prohibited him and his family from entering the United States.[2][3]
Harms belonged to the "Honor Colorado" faction of the Colorado Party, a faction that is loyal to former President of Paraguay Horacio Cartes,[4] who was also sanctioned and blacklisted by the Government of the United States.[5][6]
Harms was one of four people to die in a plane crash on 2 December 2023. He was 61.[1][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "El diputado paraguayo Walter Harms murió en un accidente aéreo". infobae. 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Estados Unidos cancela visa a Walter Harms y a su familia". Extra (in Spanish). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "EE.UU. cancela visa a diputado Walter Harms y familia". La Clave (in Spanish). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "La Nación / Walter Harms lanza candidatura para su tercer periodo como diputado nacional". www.lanacion.com.py (in Spanish). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Designation of Former Paraguayan President Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara for Involvement in Significant Corruption". United States Department of State. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Estados Unidos impone graves sanciones a Cartes y Velázquez - ABC Noticias - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Paraguayan lawmaker and three others die in plane crash". 2 December 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
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