AI regulation in Paraguay (2026)

In October 2025 the Paraguayan Senate approved a bill regulating the creation, development, and implementation of AI systems, including a proposed independent regulatory authority. As of May 2026 the bill is pending consideration by the Chamber of Deputies (Diputados) and has not been enacted into law.

The Supreme Court of Justice approved Resolution No. 12,677, establishing an institutional policy for AI use in data processing, information management, and assisted decision-making within the courts. The resolution — developed with UNESCO's Regional Office in Montevideo — requires human oversight and prohibits AI from replacing judicial decision-making.

DINAVISA (Paraguay's National Health Surveillance Directorate) issued Resolution 047/2026 in early 2026, creating a Strategic Working Unit to guide AI use in its regulatory processes. The resolution mandates ethical and transparent AI use aligned with personal data protection principles and preserves human decision-making authority.

Paraguay's AI regulatory environment is further weakened by the lack of a comprehensive personal data protection law, which civil society organizations (notably TEDIC) identify as a foundational gap. The Senate's AI bill debate explicitly acknowledged that a data protection law should accompany any AI legislation.

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MITIC) oversees the Plan Nacional TIC 2022–2030 (PNTIC), which provides a broad digital-society vision but does not constitute a dedicated national AI strategy. MITIC participated in Senate AI hearings and holds de facto coordinating authority over AI policy in the absence of a designated AI regulator.

TEDIC's Global Index on AI Governance ranked Paraguay 84th out of 138 countries (score 6.33/100), citing the absence of a data protection law and a comprehensive AI framework as key weaknesses. The index was used by legislators to justify the urgency of the pending AI bill.