Desconhecido: It is the act of voting.
Desconhecido: Those over 16 have the right to choose... the President of the Republic, in an act of conscience.
Because they have the conscience to choose the President of the Republic but do not have the conscience to be responsible for their acts.
Desconhecido: If one can choose the President of the Republic, if one can choose right from wrong, there is also the legal fiction in penal legislation that provides that this majority arises from 16 years of age.
Desconhecido: Millions of Brazilians... were victims of criminal acts by those older than 16 and younger than 18 years of age.