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Brazil Already Punishes Young People Earlier than Developed Countries, Shows Study of Unicef

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'The involvement of teenagers in what we call crimes for adults is very small', says UN fund specialist

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'The involvement of teenagers in what we call crimes for adults is very small', says UN fund specialist

·São Paulo, Brazil
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All 19 countries that make up the G20, a group of the world's largest economies, have as a rule the criminal majority at the age of 18. However, the age of criminal responsibility varies among them, points out a survey of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef). In Brazil, the criminal majority is 18 years, but criminal responsibility begins at the age of 12 years, rather than in countries such as Germany, Japan and Argentina. The survey ana…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Unicef's study differentiates the criminal majority, which defines when a person becomes tried as an adult, from the age of criminal responsibility The post No G20 country has criminal majority under the age of 18 apareceu primeiro em AMAZONAS CURAL.

Forbes, the world's most well-conceived business and economic magazine. Brazil has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the group O post Unicef: No G20 Country Has Majority Under the 18 Years apareceu primeiro em Forbes Brasil.

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None of the 19 countries that make up the G20, a group of the world's largest economies, have a criminal majority under the age of 18. The survey was released on Wednesday (4) by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef). The same goes for Latin American countries, highlighted the organization when publishing the data. The criminal majority is the age at which the person begins to be tried as an adult, and can be sentenced to serve sentences i…

·Quadra, Brazil
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Globo broke the news in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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