Current Version
| Region | Paraguay |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The general age of consent in Paraguay is 14 years for heterosexual acts and 16 years for homosexual acts. |
| Sources | https://www.streetchildren.org/legal-atlas/map/paraguay/status-offences/can-children-be-criminalised-for-moral-offences-such-as-having-sex-outside-of-marriage/ https://theweek.com/92121/ages-of-consent-around-the-world |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (4)
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| Description | The general age of consent in Paraguay is 14 years for heterosexual acts and 17 years for homosexual acts. | The general age of consent in Paraguay is 14 years for heterosexual acts and 16 years for homosexual acts. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://injustajusticia.org/es/lucia | https://www.streetchildren.org/legal-atlas/map/paraguay/status-offences/can-children-be-criminalised-for-moral-offences-such-as-having-sex-outside-of-marriage/ https://theweek.com/92121/ages-of-consent-around-the-world |
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| Description | The Paraguayan Penal Code contains the criminal category of "homosexual acts with minors" (article 138). This criminal type punishes any person of legal age who "performs sexual acts with a person of the same sex" from "14 to 16 years" and establishes a custodial sentence of up to two years or a penalty fee. Which means that the age of consent for same-sex relationships is 17. | The general age of consent in Paraguay is 14 years for heterosexual acts and 17 years for homosexual acts. |
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| Description | The age of consent in Paraguay is 16 for homosexuals, 14 for heterosexuals (Penal Code, Art. 138) | The Paraguayan Penal Code contains the criminal category of "homosexual acts with minors" (article 138). This criminal type punishes any person of legal age who "performs sexual acts with a person of the same sex" from "14 to 16 years" and establishes a custodial sentence of up to two years or a penalty fee. Which means that the age of consent for same-sex relationships is 17. |
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| Sources | http://www.oas.org/juridico/MLA/sp/pry/sp_pry-int-text-cp.pdf | https://injustajusticia.org/es/lucia |
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