#maioridade penal

The floor of Brazil's Federal Senate, in Brasília, in October 2024.

Public security

Brazil's Senate approves public-security amendment by 73 and 75 votes and strips the age of criminal responsibility from the text

The facade of the Palácio do Planalto in Brasília in April 2020. The office at stake in the 25 October runoff sits inside the building.

Lula backs lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 16 for heinous crimes as Flávio Bolsonaro calls his father's conviction a "sham"