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

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, speaks during Brazil's constitution law amendment ceremony at the Brazilian federal senate in Brasilia on Friday. Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, speaks during Brazil's constitution law amendment ceremony at the Brazilian federal senate in Brasilia on Friday. Brazil Brazil’s Lula says he now backs lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16 Lula reverses position on age of responsibility for ‘heinous’ crimes in what many see as a desperate electoral gambit

Prefer the Guardian on Google Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , has announced that he now supports lowering the age of criminal responsibility for “heinous” crimes from 18 to 16, reversing a longstanding policy in what is widely seen as a desperate electoral gambit.