Brazil: Age of Criminal Responsibility Could Soon Rise From 18 to 16 Years
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A constitutional reform aimed at lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 years passed a stage on Wednesday in the Brazilian Parliament, a measure opposed by the left-wing government of Lula.
The Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) of the Chamber...
The final word of the House on the PEC, however, will be from the plenary
What is the best alternative for a 16-year-old teenager who stole a cell phone on the street? Alternative 1: to be arrested to grow in crime in Brazilian pris es, where the rate of recidivism can reach 50%. Alternative 2: to suffer internally or in socio-educational units with recidivism of less than half of the pris es. Read more (06/10/2026
The Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) of the Chamber of Deputies approved, on Wednesday (10), the Proposal for Amendment to the Constitution that proposes the reduction of the criminal majority from 18 to 16 years. 44 favorable votes and 18 against the matter were registered. However, the measure will still go through a long process, until it can in fact become law. The project does not follow immediately for voting in …
The Committee on Constitution and Justice (CCJ) of the House approved, on Wednesday, 10, the admissibility of PEC 32/2015, which deals with the reduction of the criminal majority to 16 years. In all, there were 44 Members in favour of the proposal and 18 opposing. There was no abstention in the PEC vote, which lasted almost three hours. Now, for the matter to continue in progress, the President of the House, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), needs to…
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