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The opposition presented an amendment to include the reduction of the age of criminal responsibility in the Public Security PEC.
Alcolumbre takes the Security PEC off the agenda
The president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), removed the vote on the Security PEC from the agenda of this Thursday's session (15).
The vote was scheduled for this session, but Lula government leaders are still designing a strategy to deal with the issue after the opposition wanted to lower the age of majority to 14 years. Read the full report.
🚨Reduction of the age of criminal responsibility
The PL and the opposition parties to the Lula government (PT) in the Senate presented an amendment to include the reduction of the age of criminal responsibility in the Public Security PEC.
The amendment proposed by the opposition would include two changes to the proposal, reducing the age of criminal responsibility:
to 16 years for most crimes; and
to 14 years for heinous crimes, torture, drug trafficking, terrorism, criminal organization, criminal association and others.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
New attempt to vote on the Security PEC in the Senate
Likely · Within weeks
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