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Pastoral Carcerária Nacional

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Economic and social burdens of Brazil prison system

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Latest: Brazil prison system shifts billions in costs to inmates' families

Research into the Brazilian prison system has highlighted the significant economic and social burdens placed on the families of incarcerated individuals. Reports from the Pastoral Carcerária Nacional indicate that famili

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Brazilian legislative debate on criminal age reduction

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Latest: Brazil advances proposal to reduce criminal responsibility age to 16

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies is advancing Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) 32/2015, which seeks to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 years. On June 10, 2026, the Constitution and Ju