Klaus Hart Brasilientexte

AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY AND A NEGLIGENT STATE

Frei Betto*

Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB – Social Democrat Party), governor of the state of São Paulo, is not able to reduce the violence in the state. He therefore prefers to say that the grapes are not ripe like the fox in La Fontaine’s fable…  and proposes a reduction in the age of criminal responsibility since the police prove they are not capable of reducing the crime rate.

The number of homicides in the city of Sao Paulo grew 34% in 2012, the murder rate being 12.02 per 100,000 inhabitants. 547 people were killed in supposed confrontations with the Military Police. Cases of rape increased 24%; car theft 10% and armed robbery involving death 8%. Bank robberies fell by 12%. This data comes from the Public Safety Secretariat, published on 25th January 2013.

A DataFolha opinion poll in the city of Sao Paulo showed that 93% of the inhabitants want the age of criminal responsibility reduced, 6% are against it and 1% had no opinion. It is worth mentioning that 42% affirm that public policies are needed for reducing crime amongst young people.

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