Paraguay PUBLIC ORDER AND INTERNAL SECURITY
Guards at a military installation in Asunción
Courtesy Richard S. Sacks
Public order was well established in the nation, and the
government committed sufficient resources to law enforcement to
maintain domestic order throughout the country. Urban and rural
areas were generally safe, as was travel throughout the country. As
a rule, citizens were able to conduct routine day-to-day affairs
peaceably and without government interference. A major exception,
however, was activity associated with opposition to the regime, to
the Colorado Party, or to the interests of powerful and influential
national and local figures. In these circumstances, individuals
were likely to attract the negative attention of the police or
other security personnel.
Data as of December 1988
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