Celeste Amarilla
Paraguayan lawyer and politician
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Celeste Josefina Amarilla Goitia (born 21 October 1964, San Juan Bautista) is a Paraguayan lawyer and politician who has been serving as a senator since 2023. She represents the Authentic Radical Liberal Party.
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October 21, 1964
Celeste Amarilla | |
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Amarilla in 2023 | |
| Senator of Paraguay | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2023 | |
| Deputy of Paraguay | |
| In office 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Celeste Josefina Amarilla Goitia October 21, 1964 San Juan Bautista Paraguay |
| Party | Authentic Radical Liberal Party |
| Spouse |
Franklin Boccia
(m. 1988; died 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
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Between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2023 she served as a deputy representing the Capital district.[1][2]
In 2020, Amarilla was suspended for 60 days from her parliamentary duties and salary, by a vote of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay, after she claimed that up to 70 deputies had bought their seats.[3]
In 2026, she was criticized for remarks made against the French forward Kylian Mbappé, after France defeated Paraguay in a round of 16 match, calling him a "colonized Cameroonian, who pretends to be French", and saying that "the most educated creatures he ever listened to were chimpanzees".[4][5] Mbappé publicly condemned Amarilla as "despicable" and said she did not represent Paraguay, while the French Football Federation announced that it would file a criminal complaint with the French Public Prosecutor's Office.[6][7]