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Brazilian legislative debate on criminal responsibility age

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The legislative debate in the Brazilian Senate regarding the Public Security Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) has intensified. remains stalled. While President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has officially shifted his stance to support reducing the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 years for heinous crimes, the proposal faces internal and external significant friction. Senator Camilo Santana (PT) previously introduced an amendment to limit the reduction to 16-year-olds for heinous crimes, attempting crimes to counter an opposition push by Rogério Marinho Marinho, who seeks to lower the age to 14 for severe offenses. However, due Due to a this lack of consensus, Senate President Davi Alcolumbre has withdrawn Santana’s proposal from the agenda. As of October 2026, Senate President Davi Alcolumbre has postponed the vote on the Public Security PEC until after the second round of presidential elections, scheduled for October 25. This decision follows a deadlock regarding amendments to As the age election approaches, legal protections under Article 236 of criminal responsibility. The opposition, led by Senator Rogério Marinho, has proposed reducing the age Electoral Code have taken effect, granting immunity from arrest to 14 for heinous crimes and 16 for other offenses. In response, President Lula has expressed support voters from October 20 until October 27, with specific exceptions for reducing flagrante delicto or non-bailable sentences. Additionally, the age to 16 specifically for heinous crimes, but he Lula campaign has insisted that this issue be addressed through a separate legislative proposal rather than within petitioned the current Public Security PEC. Due Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to the political impasse, Alcolumbre has canceled deliberative sessions for the week, pushing the discussion into ensure voters are notified via WhatsApp regarding the post-election period. This delay occurs amid a shifting political landscape where a BTG/Nexus poll shows relocation of 4,352 electoral sections, following a technical tie between Flávio Bolsonaro (50.3%) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (49.7%), and the PP and União Brasil federation has withdrawn support for Alcolumbre's reelection bid for 21.08% abstention rate in the Senate presidency. first round.

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