Viñas Cué
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Viñas Cué is a Paraguayan military prison a short distance from the capital, Asunción. It holds military and political prisoners.
Background
The prison is known for holding some of Paraguay's highest profile prisoners, particularly political detainees.[1] In 2004, it became known for being the site where former Army chief Lino Oviedo was detained on his return from exile.[2] In 2007, he was released from prison.[3][4]
Other political detainees at the prison have included Enzo Cardozo Jiménez, and former governor Óscar Ñoño Núñez.[1] In 2018, former Attorney General Javier Díaz Verón was transferred to the facility after arguing his life was in danger while being held in another prison while awaiting trial for corruption charges.[5] He was later acquitted.[6] In 2020, congressman Ulises Quintana was released after spending 10 months held at Viñas Cué while he was under suspicion for criminal association.[7]
Other high-profile prisoners have been transferred to the facility to keep them outside of the general Paraguayan prison population. In 2023, Miguel Angel Insfran Galeano, the suspect behind the murder of a high profile anti-mafia prosecutor in Colombia[8] was held at the prison after being extradited from Brazil.[9]
In 2025, the prison again gained attention as Gianina García Troche, the wife of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset,[10] was transferred to the prison.[11] The move was questioned by Paraguayan media as Troche is not a military or political prisoner, nor is the site a maximum security facility.[12][13]
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