Adanac@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoGreat controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girlenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1194
arrow-up1194external-linkGreat controversy in Brazil over the acquittal of a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girlenglish.elpais.comAdanac@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·15 days agoThis judge did. Strangely, the age of consent in Brazil is 14. Seems easy enough to reverse the decision, but I don’t know how Brazil would handle this now they have freed the rapist. https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ICMEC-Brazil-National-Legislation.pdf
minus-squareHalfAFrisbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agoMuSt bE oK tHen. Dirt bag.
The court seems to disagree.
This judge did. Strangely, the age of consent in Brazil is 14. Seems easy enough to reverse the decision, but I don’t know how Brazil would handle this now they have freed the rapist.
https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ICMEC-Brazil-National-Legislation.pdf
MuSt bE oK tHen. Dirt bag.
Not really.