PoliticsBrazil’s Lula says he now backs lowering criminal responsibility age to 16

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has reversed his longstanding opposition and said he supports lowering the age of criminal responsibility for “heinous” crimes from 18 to 16. The move is widely viewed as an electoral gambit ahead of a runoff in which he is trying to overcome Flávio Bolsonaro’s first-round lead.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-10-16 16:47Original