In the article we walk through the history of Paraguay of the last sixty years, from the Stroessner’s coup d’état until the presidential elections of 2013, period during which the country left the Argentina ́s economic dependence (ultimately, the British one) and tipped the balance in the favour of Brazil, which is the main ally of the United States of America in the zone, country this last one that for its part has established straightforwardly strong economic networks in Paraguay through several multinationals.