Does Paraguay have the death penalty?
Fully abolished
Fully abolished for all crimes.
Paraguay is one of 111 countries classified “Fully abolished” for the death penalty — 57% of the 196 with data. (Also searched as capital punishment.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Capital punishment by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Bolivia
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Uruguay
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Brazil
- Abolished for ordinary crimes Abolished for ordinary crimes; retained for exceptional crimes such as those under military law.
- Argentina
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Chile
- Abolished for ordinary crimes Abolished for ordinary crimes; retained for exceptional crimes such as those under military law.
- Peru
- Abolished for ordinary crimes Abolished for ordinary crimes; retained for exceptional crimes such as those under military law.
Other laws in Paraguay
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
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