Criminal charge at 16, Lula surprisingly converges with Bolsonaro

Ten days before the presidential ballot in Brazil, the issue of citizen security hits the electoral campaign, surprisingly combining the proposals of the candidates Flavio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The Workers' Party (PT) of the outgoing left-wing president suddenly declared itself in favor of lowering the age of criminal liability from 18 to 16, a proposal - supported by the right - which it had historically always opposed. Lula himself has spoken out in favor of making adolescents from the age of 16 criminally liable in cases involving heinous crimes.

The PT's sudden change of position was commented on by the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. "We should have elections every week! Overnight, a person has a conversion, discovers religion... it's just wonderful," he quipped.

At the same time, his opponent had also changed the tone of his speech on the matter. “I believe that Brazilian society, as a whole, is in favor of punishing any heinous crime,” Lula declared, surprising even his closest allies.