Translated to English by Google Translate: On Mar 23, 2025, at 7:59 AM, milciades meza via tz <tz@iana.org> wrote:
Dear Time Zone Database Maintenance Team,
My name is Milciades Meza, and I would like to request an update to the IANA time zone database regarding Paraguay.
The Government of Paraguay has officially decreed that the country will remain on GMT-3 throughout the year, eliminating the switch to GMT-4. However, many electronic devices continue to automatically switch to GMT-4 because the IANA database still maintains the previous setting.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could update the database to reflect this government decision and avoid confusion for operating systems and devices that rely on this information.
For reference, here is the official decree issued by the Government of Paraguay: [Include a link to the decree or official document if available]
I appreciate your time and attention to this request. Please let me know if you require additional information.
Sincerely,
Citizen of Paraguay
According to the archive of tz-announce emails: https://lists.iana.org/hyperkitty/list/tz-announce@iana.org/latest which shows what releases of the IANA database have been made, and the changes that were made, the release that updated the rules for Paraguay was 2025a, which was made on 2025-01-16. If any electronic devices switched to UTC-4 on 2025-03-23, those devices are not using the current version of the IANA database. Updating those devices is not the responsibility of the IANA database maintainers; it's the reponsibility of the organizations that provide those devices. Please contact them and request that they update the version of the IANA database that they are using on their devices. Traducido al español por Google Translate: Según el archivo de correos electrónicos de tz-announce: https://lists.iana.org/hyperkitty/list/tz-announce@iana.org/latest que muestra las versiones de la base de datos de la IANA y los cambios realizados, la versión que actualizó las reglas para Paraguay fue la 2025a, realizada el /2025-01-16. Si algún dispositivo electrónico cambió a UTC-4 el 2025-03-23, dicho dispositivo no utiliza la versión actual de la base de datos de la IANA. Actualizar dichos dispositivos no es responsabilidad de los responsables del mantenimiento de la base de datos de la IANA, sino de las organizaciones que los proporcionan. Por favor, contáctelos y solicíteles que actualicen la versión de la base de datos de la IANA que utilizan en sus dispositivos.