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Brazil & Southern Cone - July 2015 (ISSN 1741-4431)
POLITICS: Cunha secures criminal age vote
In the early hours of 2 July, the chamber of deputies of Brazil’s federal congress voted to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 for certain serious crimes, such as homicide and bodily harm followed by death.
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