Armed Peasant Association
The Armed Peasant Association (Spanish: Agrupación Campesina Armada, short ACA), alternatively known as Armed Campesino Group and Armed Peasant Grouping – People's Army (ACA–EP), is a far-left rebel group that takes part in the insurgency in Paraguay. Formed in 2014 as splinter faction of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) by two brothers, Albino and Alfredo Jara Larrea, ACA began to decline almost immediately after its foundation as result of repeated raids and arrests by the Paraguayan security forces. After the death of most of its members and leaders in 2016, the group became defunct. It was refounded in 2017, however, by two sisters of the Jara Larrea brothers and a former member of the "Army of Marshal López" (EML), another insurgent group. In late 2021, this revived group again suffered a heavy defeat and was nearly destroyed.
| Armed Peasant Association | |
|---|---|
| Agrupación Campesina Armada | |
The Armed Peasant Association used several varieties of this flag, usually with different logos in the centre. | |
| Leader | Albino Jara Larrea (alias "Milciades León") † Alfredo Jara Larrea (alias "José Villaverde") † Idilio Morínigo † Feliciano Bernal Maíz † Hugo Bernal Maíz † |
| Dates of operation | 2014–2016; 2017–present |
| Split from | Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Active regions | Concepción Department, Amambay Department |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Major actions | Drug trafficking (government claims), murder, theft, extortion, kidnapping |
| Status | Active |
| Size | ~13 (in 2014) ~4 (in late 2016) |
| Means of revenue | Illegal drug trade (alleged), ransom, extortion |
| Battles and wars | Insurgency in Paraguay |