Lula announces support for lowering criminal responsibility age to 16
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- Lula announced support for lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 16 for heinous crimes.
- The announcement was made during an interview with TV Globo's Jornal Nacional.
- Lula previously opposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility.
- The policy shift comes as Brazil's presidential runoff approaches.
- The move is widely viewed as a politically motivated gesture ahead of the election.
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- The Guardian, left-leaningBrazil’s Lula says he now backs lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16
- The Straits Times, centreLula defends cutting Brazil’s criminal responsibility age to 16 for heinous crimes
- The Straits Times, centreLula pledges free weekend transit nationwide as Brazil runoff nears
- The Straits Times, centreBrazil candidates focus fiscal plans on voter-friendly measures before runoff