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Brazil: mitigating factors for sexual crimes against women suppressed

Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 09:44 UTC
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An amendment to Brazil's Penal Code suppressing mitigating factors for crimes involving sexual violence against women came into force Friday after it was published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette - DOU), following its enactment by acting President Geraldo Alckmin. The measure also reduced the statute of limitations for these cases. Read full article

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