El lavado de dinero en la República del Paraguay: Abordaje jurisprudencial
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El informe resultante de la última ronda de evaluaciones mutuas a Paraguay, como miembro de GAFILAT (Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional para Latinoamérica), reconoce que el país posee un marco normativo suficiente para prevenir y reprimir el lavado de dinero. Sin embargo, señala que el número de procesos penales sería bajo en proporción a las amenazas de blanqueo existentes en el ámbito regional. Esta observación supondría un número igualmente bajo de pronunciamientos jurisdiccionales. Pero, si reparamos en que el lavado de dinero es (o debe ser al menos) un tipo penal de excepción, no vemos como desventaja que su persecución se enfoque en los hechos punibles más graves perpetrados desde el crimen organizado. En este trabajo repasamos el enfoque jurisprudencial paraguayo, todavía en fase temprana, sobre este flagelo.
The report resulting from the last Round of Mutual Evaluations of Paraguay as a member of GAFILAT (Financial Action Task Force for Latin America) recognizes that the country has a sufficient regulatory framework to prevent and suppress money laundering. However, it points out that the number of criminal proceedings would be low in proportion to the threats of money laundering that exist in the region. This observation would imply an equally low number of jurisdictional pronouncements. However, if we consider that money laundering is (or should be at least) an exceptional criminal offense, we do not see it as a disadvantage that its prosecution focuses on the most serious punishable acts perpetrated by organized crime. In this work we review the Paraguayan jurisprudential approach, still in its early stages, on this scourge.
The report resulting from the last Round of Mutual Evaluations of Paraguay as a member of GAFILAT (Financial Action Task Force for Latin America) recognizes that the country has a sufficient regulatory framework to prevent and suppress money laundering. However, it points out that the number of criminal proceedings would be low in proportion to the threats of money laundering that exist in the region. This observation would imply an equally low number of jurisdictional pronouncements. However, if we consider that money laundering is (or should be at least) an exceptional criminal offense, we do not see it as a disadvantage that its prosecution focuses on the most serious punishable acts perpetrated by organized crime. In this work we review the Paraguayan jurisprudential approach, still in its early stages, on this scourge.







