Zulma Gómez

Zulma Ramona Gómez Cáceres (9 January 1961 – 31 July 2022) was a Paraguayan physician and politician of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2003 to 2008 and Senate of Paraguay from 2008 until her death.

Political career Gómez was born in Coronel Oviedo. She served as a senator for Paraguay from 2008 until her death. She was previously a deputy from 2003 to 2008. She was a member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), although she also declared herself a supporter of Horacio Cartes, former president of Paraguay of the Colorado Party.

Gómez was involved in several controversies and, on several occasions, used vulgar language to defend herself. A coroner who examined the body stated that the cause of death was suffocation due to drowning, and that the body presented injuries consistent with an apparent accidental fall, but that authorities would also carry out a toxicological analysis.

News of Gómez's death received international coverage. As a result of her death, the Congress of Paraguay declared three days of mourning.