Analysis: Criminal majority is a deeper problem than the proposed solution

The CCJ (Commission for Constitution, Justice and Citizenship) approved, this Wednesday (10), the proposed constitutional amendment that reduces the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16.

The text was approved with 44 votes in favor and 18 against.

For CNN Political Analyst Julliana Lopes at Hora H, the proposal presented in the National Congress disregards fundamental technical data and works, above all, as an electoral nod aimed at the issue of public security.

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"It's a much deeper discussion than the solutions that are presented in an election year", he said.

What the numbers indicate
According to data collected from the National Council of Justice, experts and specialized entities, the population of adolescents deprived or restricted of liberty represents only 1.24% of the total Brazilian prison system.

Julliana questions, given this scenario, whether incarcerating more young people would, in fact, be an effective solution to the problem of violence.

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"We are talking about a very small amount compared to the Brazilian prison system", highlighted the analyst.

The most common criminal acts among teenagers deprived of liberty are robbery, drug trafficking and homicide.

Homicides, the central focus of the debate in the National Congress, represent 12.6% of the total crimes committed by this group.

In addition, the recidivism rate among young people is almost 12%, a number significantly lower than the almost 50% recorded in the adult prison population.

Risk of strengthening organized crime
Another point highlighted by the analyst concerns the functioning of criminal organizations and the recruitment of young people.

The analyst warned that inserting a greater number of teenagers into a prison system that is already overcrowded and dominated by factions such as the PCC and Comando Vermelho could, in practice, facilitate the recruitment of these young people by the criminal organizations themselves.

"It is much easier to recruit these young people within a prison system with all the problems that exist today", he said.

The political context was also addressed in the analysis.

It was pointed out that the right, by defending the tightening of public security policies, seeks to create political facts in the midst of an electoral scenario.

At the same time, urban violence and insecurity in cities have led the majority of the Brazilian population to support measures such as reducing the age of criminal responsibility - a trend confirmed by opinion polls.

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Source: CNN