Tag: Criminal responsibility

• Thursday, June 11th 2026 - 08:32 UTC

  Brazil's lower-house committee approves lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 16

  

  The Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee (CCJ) of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved on Wednesday, by 44 votes to 18, the constitutional amendment proposal seeking to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16. The approval, however, is only the first step in a long process before the measure could become law.

• Friday, February 13th 2026 - 23:57 UTC

  What does Argentina’s new lower age of criminal responsibility law entail?

  

  Argentina’s debate over a “lower age of criminal responsibility” centres on the minimum age at which the State can formally prosecute a minor. The lower house of Congress (Chamber of Deputies) has given initial approval to a new Juvenile Criminal Regime that would lower that threshold from 16 to 14 and redefine procedures and sanctions for adolescents.