The Disarmament Statute and the Referendum on Arms Trade
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 4:50 am
As other requirements to obtain the issuance of the certificate, the person responsible for carrying the weapon must present a declaration that the residence has a safe or secure place, with a lock, for storing unloaded firearms.
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Almost twenty years ago, on October 25, 2005, Brazil held its first referendum on the sale of firearms. The matter dealt with article 35 of the Disarmament Statute, which determined the prohibition of the sale of firearms and ammunition in the country.
The referendum was called after a decision by the National benin mobile database Congress. Since it was a significant change that could have several consequences for the country, the members of parliament agreed that, in order to approve the Statute as a whole, the people would have to be consulted on this specific measure. It was then that the population voted to reject the prohibition of arms trade, that is, in practice, they agreed that under certain conditions, society could buy weapons.
The Disarmament Statute was created following discussions that began in the 1980s, when the government was faced with the high crime rate and deaths caused by firearms. However, it was only after two decades of debate, in 2003, that the law began to restrict the carrying and sale of firearms in Brazil.
In a report released in 2005 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), it was revealed that between 1993 and 2003, the annual rate of deaths by firearms in Brazil was higher than a series of armed conflicts around the world – more than 32 thousand deaths by firearms were recorded in this period.
Under the Disarmament Statute, rules came into effect such as: the purchase of up to six weapons per person; the purchase of up to 50 units of ammunition per year; a minimum age of 25 years to carry a weapon; reassessment of carrying and possession after three years; and payment of compensation for the delivery of each weapon in the amount of R$450.00.
In addition to the rules for purchasing, the statute also imposed several punishments for illegal use of firearms, such as: fines and imprisonment of up to three years for those in illegal possession; fines and imprisonment of up to four years for illegal possession; and fines and sentences of up to six years for anyone who illegally possesses or carries a weapon restricted to the Armed Forces.
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Almost twenty years ago, on October 25, 2005, Brazil held its first referendum on the sale of firearms. The matter dealt with article 35 of the Disarmament Statute, which determined the prohibition of the sale of firearms and ammunition in the country.
The referendum was called after a decision by the National benin mobile database Congress. Since it was a significant change that could have several consequences for the country, the members of parliament agreed that, in order to approve the Statute as a whole, the people would have to be consulted on this specific measure. It was then that the population voted to reject the prohibition of arms trade, that is, in practice, they agreed that under certain conditions, society could buy weapons.
The Disarmament Statute was created following discussions that began in the 1980s, when the government was faced with the high crime rate and deaths caused by firearms. However, it was only after two decades of debate, in 2003, that the law began to restrict the carrying and sale of firearms in Brazil.
In a report released in 2005 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), it was revealed that between 1993 and 2003, the annual rate of deaths by firearms in Brazil was higher than a series of armed conflicts around the world – more than 32 thousand deaths by firearms were recorded in this period.
Under the Disarmament Statute, rules came into effect such as: the purchase of up to six weapons per person; the purchase of up to 50 units of ammunition per year; a minimum age of 25 years to carry a weapon; reassessment of carrying and possession after three years; and payment of compensation for the delivery of each weapon in the amount of R$450.00.
In addition to the rules for purchasing, the statute also imposed several punishments for illegal use of firearms, such as: fines and imprisonment of up to three years for those in illegal possession; fines and imprisonment of up to four years for illegal possession; and fines and sentences of up to six years for anyone who illegally possesses or carries a weapon restricted to the Armed Forces.