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P
a r a g u a y 9. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE CONTENT
OF INFORMATION Law 903, titled the Minors Code, provides in Article 266 for
the prohibition of all reporting of legal proceedings involving
minors. Evidence shall be given in person or in writing. Law 01 of 1990, titled Electoral Law, says in Article 305:
?Dissemination of the results of opinion polls shall be prohibited
during the 15 days immediately prior to election day. Publication
shall contain the corresponding technical record.? Article 306 also prohibits publication of results of exit polls
until one hour after voting stations close. Article 301: ?Propaganda shall be limited, by party, political
movement or alliance, to no more than one half (1/2) page per edition,
or its equivalent in column-centimeters, in each newspaper and magazine.
With regards to propaganda by television or radio, each party, political
movement or alliance shall have the right to a maximum of five minutes
per channel or radio station per day.? Article 299: ?The mass media are required, once elections are
called, to send to the subdivision Electoral Tribunal a list of
their regular advertising rates within eight days. ?In no case shall such rates be increased over those for commercial
advertising. Should the rates be increased, [transgressors] shall
be subject to penalties as set out later.?
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