US EditionLula Penalizes Law that Increases the Punishment for Those Who Give or Sell Drinks to Minors
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For the text, the current sentence of detention, ranging from 2 to 4 years, is increased from one third to one half depending on the case.
A new law changes the Status of Children and Adolescents (ECA). Text is up to 50% the time of detention for those who provide alcohol or other products that cause dependence.
President Luiz Inácio Lula of Silva sentenced a law increasing the punishment for selling, providing, serving, serving, serving or drinking alcoholic beverages for minors. The measure was published in the Official Journal of the Union of this Wednesday (7). In the previous text, Article 243 of the Children's and Adolescent's Statute provides for detention ranging from two to four years for this crime. With the punishment of the new law, the pena…
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party) signed into law Law No. 15,234 of October 7, 2025, which increases the penalties for those who sell, serve, or deliver alcoholic beverages to minors under 18. The text was published in this Tuesday's (October 8, 2025) edition of the Official Gazette of the Union. Here is the full text. (PDF — 217 KB) The new law amends Article 243 of the Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA) and creates a ground …
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