Desired destination for anti-vaccination
New law: Paraguay makes life difficult for German opponents of vaccination
Paraguay, here the “Nueva Germania” colony, has been a haven for German extremists for the last hundred years. Auschwitz doctor Josef Mengele hid near Hohenau for several years.
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It should be the green paradise for lateral thinkers and vaccination refusers. In Paraguay, emigrants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland want to set up a small commune. The country is now tightening entry rules.
It should become its own little kingdom in the middle of Paraguay: the green paradise, or “El Paraíso Verde”. There, on an area of 1,600 hectares, fenced in and guarded by men with guns, there are already 150 resettlers from Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The commune, founded several years ago by the couple Erwin and Sylvia Annau, not only has the language in common – they also condemn vaccination against the corona virus.
Up to 3000 people should live here in the commune. The project’s website gives even bigger goals. The area covers a total of 16 square kilometers, bordered by rivers, artificial lakes and in the jungle. According to the site, 20,000 people will live in the individual villages and settlements – according to the site, the largest “urban development project in South America”. They should all live there safely from “5G radiation, chemtrails and compulsory vaccination”.
Paraguay: German opponents of vaccination are spreading
In other parts of the country, too, more and more lateral thinkers are spreading. As early as December, the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reported on a visit to Hohenau – a small town in the south-east of the country, not far from the border with Argentina. Founded by settlers of German origin from Brazil at the beginning of the 20th century, 17,000 people now live in the city. Last year, the city grew by 1,000 inhabitants, reports the “Tagesschau” – all newcomers came from Germany.
And that in a city and in a country that both value vaccination. “We Paraguayans see it as our civic duty to be vaccinated,” Noemi Jara told the “Tagesschau”. The right-hand man of the mayor and director of the city emphasized that only with vaccination could one regain the freedom that one was used to Tourism authority: Many hotels are also fully booked in other parts of the country – mainly by German-speaking emigrants.
The country in South America is seen as a place of refuge in relevant Telegram groups, while Bulgaria and Romania are popular destinations in Europe. The fact that the newcomers refuse the vaccination is something people in Paraguay don’t like to see, and the calls for government action have recently become louder and louder – and heard.
Because it is precisely the obligation to vaccinate that could become a problem for immigrants who refuse to take injections. After hundreds of lateral thinkers made their way to Paraguay, the government reacted and tightened the entry rules by law. Since January 12th, people entering the country without a permanent right to stay have had to prove that they have been fully vaccinated. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare reports on this on its website.
Problem for the immigrants: According to the “Tagesschau” they usually do not have a permanent right to stay and therefore have to be vaccinated if they want to enter the country. The law also has consequences for the lateral thinkers who are already in Paraguay: If you leave Paraguay, even for a short time, you cannot return without vaccination. The dream of a green paradise could quickly turn into a nightmare.
sources: SZ, daily News, Ministry of Health Paraguay