- Risk key
- Low
- MODERATELY LOW
- MODERATE
- MODERATELY HIGH
- HIGH
Paraguay Corruption Report
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Snapshot
Corruption represents one of the major obstacles to businesses investing in Paraguay. In most sectors corruption hinders competitiveness, and practices of favoritism are particularly widespread in public procurement, public services, and the natural resources sector. The anti-corruption legal framework of Paraguay criminalizes passive and active corruption, money laundering, embezzlement and other offenses but does not cover abuse of office or the bribery of foreign officials. Furthermore, implementation of the existing legislation is weak, and many government officials engage in corruption with impunity. Bribery is a widespread practice in Paraguay.