Deputies push for a reduction in the age of criminal responsibility – 12/03/2025 – Panel

Rapporteur of the Chamber’s special committee, the deputy (União Brasil-PE) stated that many parliamentarians have demanded that he include the .

Mendonça Filho, however, did not commit to his colleagues to include the possibility in his text, which should be presented to party leaders next Tuesday (9).

The parliamentarian is having individual conversations with leaders and was expected to present the report by this Thursday (4), but the president of the Chamber, (Republicanos-PB), asked him to hold new rounds of negotiations.

“I have the text ready and the presentation ready, but, given this demand for individual consultations from leaders, I postponed it until next week [a apresentação]”, these.

According to him, there was a demand to include points such as life imprisonment and the reduction of the age of criminal responsibility in the opinion. This second topic was considered by the House in 2015, when the Chamber was led by Eduardo Cunha. The PEC was sent to the Senate, where it was filed in December 2022.

“Many people argue that the discussion should be resumed,” he says. The issue gained greater appeal with the release of the young man who killed four in an attack on schools in Espírito Santo, after three years in hospital.

“I didn’t make any commitment to the themes, but there is a demand”, he adds.


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