{{short description|Paraguayan politician}} {{family name hatnote|Afara|Maciel|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Juan Afara | image = Retrato oficial de Juan Afara 2023 (cropped).jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2023 | office = Senator of Praguay | term_start = 30 June 2018 | term_end = | birth_name = Juan Eudes Afara Maciel | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|8|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Santa Rosa, Misiones Department, Paraguay | spouse = Luz Marilda Arguello | children = 4 | party = Colorado Party | office2 = Vice President of Paraguay | successor2 = Alicia Pucheta | predecessor2 = Óscar Denis | president2 = Horacio Cartes | term_start2 = 15 August 2013 | term_end2 = 11 April 2018 | office3 = Governor of Itapúa | successor3 = Luis Viedma | predecessor3 = David Benjamín Franz Kugler | term_start3 = 15 August 2008 | term_end3 = 19 October 2012 | office4 = Mayor of Tomás Romero Pereira | term_start4 = 19 December 1996 | term_end4 = 19 December 2001 | term_start5 = 15 January 1987 | term_end5 = 4 March 1989 }} '''Juan Eudes Afara Maciel''' (born 19 August 1960) is a Paraguayan politician, currently serving as senator since 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimahora.com/congreso-acepta-la-renuncia-juan-afara-n1142331.html|title=Congreso acepta la renuncia de Juan Afara|newspaper=Última Hora|trans-title=Congress accepts the resignation of Juan Afara|language=es|date=11 April 2018|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.py/politica_edicion_impresa/2018/04/12/congreso-nacional-acepto-la-renuncia-de-juan-afara/|title=Congreso Nacional aceptó la renuncia de Juan Afara|trans-title=National Congress accepted the resignation of Juan Afara|newspaper=La Nación|language=es|date=12 April 2018|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> He previously served as Horacio Cartes' vice president from 2013 to 2018.
==Awards and honors== *Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon – Republic of China<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hsieh|first1=Chia-chen|last2=Huang|first2=Romulo|title=President Ma bestows honor on Paraguayan vice president|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201510080039.aspx|accessdate=8 October 2015|agency=Central News Agency|date=8 October 2015}}</ref>
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