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The Senate will hold a public hearing on the counterinsurgency unit, Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta (FTC), in Concepcion or Horqueta on September 2 and will formally debate a motion to shut it down on September 8.
Impacts
The opposition will seek to make political capital from Cartes's greatest political failure, trying to show him as unfit for re-election.
The most likely outcome is the introduction of some mechanism making the FTC a bit more accountable, both to Congress and the public.
Nevertheless, corruption and human rights concerns will continue to affect the FTC's support and operational capacity.
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