Paraguay The National Constitution of Paraguay enacted in 1992, guarantees the right to be informed and to receive true, responsible, and equitable information (Art. 28). The same article states that public sources of information are free, and that a law will regulate the modalities, time periods, and sanctions “in order to make this right effective”. In practice, this last provision delayed the recognition of the right due to the absence of a law making it “effective”. Congress, government agencies and Courts were reluctant to enforce the right to access public sources of information until 2013. A Supreme Court judgment (No. 1306 of 15 October 2013), marked the beginning of what has been called a “Transparency Spring”.
pArAguAy thE natioNal coNstitution of paRAguAy enAcTeD, in 1992, gUarantEes tHE riGht To be INfoRMEd aNd to reCEIve True, RESPonsiblE and eqUItable infOrMatIOn (art. 28). tHe samE artiCle states thAt PuBlic sOurces of inFORMatioN aRe fRee, and tHat a law wilL Regulate tHe, modalities, time PErioDs, and sanctioNs “iN ordEr To make tHIs righT effecTive”. iN praCtiCe thIs last prOvIsion DELayed the rEcogniTion of the right Due to tHe ABsEnce of a LaW MakInG it “efFEctivE”. COngrEss, goverNmEnT agencIES and, couRtS were rELuctANT to EnFORce The rIgHt to aCcess PubLIc SourCEs oF inFormaTIOn UNtIl 2013. A SUpreME courT JudgmENT (nO. 1306 oF 15 OCtOber 2013) mArKed the bEginniNg of WhAT has bEEn calleD A “tRaNspARENcy sPRinG”.