FERRERE
Melissa Rojas

Associate

Melissa Rojas

Melissa Rojas is an associate at the FERRERE office in Paraguay. Her practice focuses primarily on commercial and regulatory law, as well as advice to local and foreign companies on financing issues.

Melissa Rojas is an associate at the FERRERE office in Paraguay. Her practice focuses primarily on commercial and regulatory law, as well as advice to local and foreign companies on financing issues.

She has experience in matters related to banks, insurance and reinsurance. Before joining FERRERE she worked at the Central Bank of Paraguay for five years, where she handled file analysis, preparation of legal opinions and project reviews at the Legal Department of the Insurance Entities Sector, a part of the Legal Unit reporting to the Superintendency of Insurance, collaborating on matters of administrative, banking, commercial and insurance law. She also provided support to analyst attorneys at the Legal Unit Management Office.

She earned her degree as attorney from Universidad Nacional de Asunción (Paraguay) in 2018. In 2019 she graduated as Notaria y Escribana Pública (Notary Public) from the same university.

  • Attorney, Universidad Nacional de Asunción (Paraguay), 2018.
  • Notaria y Escribana Pública (Notary Public), Universidad Nacional de Asunción (Paraguay), 2019.
03/11/2022
Paraguay

New AML/CFT regulations with risk-based approach for political organizations

On August 30, 2022, the Secretariat for the Prevention of Money and Asset Laundering ("SEPRELAD") issued Resolution 369/22 "whereby it approves the regulations for the prevention of money laundering (“ML”) and the financing of terrorism (“FT”) with a risk-based approach for political organizations" (the "Resolution").

Compliance and Risk Management
03/11/2022
Paraguay

New procedure for registration as regulated entities in the sector of trade of jewelry, precious stones and metals

As of September 19, 2022, individuals and legal entities engaged in the purchase and sale of jewelry, precious stones and metals must register or, as the case may be, re-register as regulated entities before SEPRELAD, through the Integrated System for Reporting Operations ("SIRO").

Compliance and Risk Management
03/11/2022
Paraguay

SEPRELAD and UNDP are in the process of developing cooperation activities for the fight against ML/FT

SEPRELAD's representatives together with the representative of the United Nations Development Program ("UNDP") in Paraguay are analyzing cooperation opportunities in the fight against money laundering and organized crime.

Compliance and Risk Management
03/11/2022
Paraguay

National day for the prevention of money laundering

In commemoration of the National Day for the Prevention of Money Laundering, which is celebrated every October 29, SEPRELAD launched the campaign "Don't stain your hands with dirty money", organized by SEPRELAD with the support of several public and private institutions.

Compliance and Risk Management
13/10/2022
Regional
23/08/2022
Paraguay

FERRERE advises Solar Ahorro y Finanzas on business model change

The financial entity became a bank and went from being an S.A.E.C.A. to an S.A.E.

Banking and Finance, Company Law and Corporate Governance
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