Lula Defends Cutting Brazil’s Criminal Responsibility Age to 16 for Heinous Crimes
Lula says the change should be limited to heinous crimes and kept out of the broader public security amendment, which the Senate delayed.
- On Wednesday, October 14, Senator Rogério Marinho of the Liberal Party proposed an amendment to the Security PEC lowering criminal responsibility to 16 years generally, and to 14 for specific violent crimes.
- Senate President Davi Alcolumbre removed the security bill from the agenda on Thursday, October 15, after intense debate over the proposed age reduction stalled the scheduled vote.
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated in a Thursday interview he supports lowering the criminal age to 16 for heinous crimes, arguing the topic should remain separate from the security legislation.
- Workers' Party Senate leader Camilo Santana drafted a narrower proposal, Amendment 87, lowering the age to 16 for heinous crimes only, despite facing internal party resistance from allies.
- The dispute occurs ten days before the October 25 runoff between President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a high-stakes race attracting significant attention from international financial investors.
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Lula defends cutting Brazil's criminal responsibility age to 16 for ...
Lula defends cutting Brazil's criminal responsibility age to 16 for heinous crimes
SAO PAULO, Oct 15 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he supports lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Brazil to 16 from 18 years for heinous crimes in an interview with TV Globo's Jornal Nacional, the country's main newscast. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The opposition in the Senate will try to include on Thursday (15) the reduction of the criminal majority in the PEC of Public Security, during the vote of the proposal in the plenary scheduled for this afternoon. The attempt will be made from an amendment presented on Wednesday (14) by Senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN). The text previews to reduce the criminal majority to 16 years in most crimes and to 14 years in a list of serious crimes. The sen…
In historical change of position, petist management may include change in the PEC of Security; proposal divides base in the Senate
Amendment tabled by the coordinator of the campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro provides for criminal accountability from the age of 16 and 14 for serious crimes
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