Adult Entertainment Laws in Paraguay

Aperçu juridique

Paraguay does not criminalise selling or buying sex between adults. The Penal Code punishes exploiting a person who sells sex by taking advantage of their earnings (rufianería, article 129a, up to five years) and, as amended by Law 3440 of 2008, inducing into prostitution a person under 16, or a minor aged 16 or over by abuse or while responsible for their education (up to five years or a fine; six if commercial, eight if under 14). The comprehensive anti-trafficking law (Law 4788 of 2012) punishes recruiting, transporting or harbouring a person in order to profit from their prostitution with up to eight years, coercion being an aggravating factor rather than an element. No offence specifically covers keeping a brothel or advertising sexual services. Source: Prostitution Laws (prostitutionlaws.org), https://prostitutionlaws.org/countries/paraguay/, reviewed 2026-11-04, CC BY 4.0.