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Lula defends cutting Brazil's criminal responsibility age to 16 for heinous crimes
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Brazil. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 01:41 UTC. The headline in use is “Lula defends cutting Brazil's criminal responsibility age to 16 for heinous crimes”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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SAO PAULO, Oct 15 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he supports lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Brazil to 16 from 18 years for heinous crimes in an interview with TV Globo's Jornal Nacional, the country's main newscast.
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Lula defends cutting Brazil's criminal responsibility age to 16 for heinous crimes
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