Federico Acuña Araújo is a

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politician. He briefly served as Interior Minister under President

Fernando Lugo Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez (; born 30 May 1951) is a Paraguayan politician and Loss of clerical state, laicized Bishops in the Catholic Church, Catholic bishop who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Previously, he was a Roman Cath ...

in 2011, from 17 June ''

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'', 17 June 2011
Federico Acuña fue comandante de la Policía, pero destituido por irregularidades
/ref> to 25 August. '' Última Hora'', 26 August 2011
Rafael Filizzola dice que su primo conspiró para su caída
/ref> He had previously been Chief of the National Police from 19 August 2008 to 24 November 2008.

Biography

He was born in

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. In 2009, he was accused by former Interior Minister Rafael Filizzola of turning a blind eye to

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during his tenure as Police Chief.UNHCR report
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References

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