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Brazil. 2003 ‘General Provisions - Minimum Age (Disposições Gerais - Idade mínima).’ Act No. 10.826, of December 22, 2003, on the Registration, Possession, and Commerce of Firearms and Ammunition, on the National System of Weapons (SINARM), and Defining Crimes and other Provisions; Chapter 5 (Article 28). Brasilia: National Congress of Brazil. 22 December
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Lei N° 10.826, de 22 de dezembro de 2003, dispõe sobre registro, posse e comercialização de armas de fogo e munição, sobre o Sistema Nacional de Armas – Sinarm, define crimes e dá outras providências
Disposições Gerais - Idade mínima
Artigo 28. É vedado ao menor de 25 (vinte e cinco) anos adquirir arma de fogo, ressalvados os integrantes das entidades constantes dos incisos I, II, III, V, VI, VII e X do caput do art. 6o1 desta Lei. (Redação dada pela Lei nº 11.706, de 2008)
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[Translation by GunPolicy.org]
Act No. 10.826, of December 22, 2003, on the Registration, Possession, and Commerce of Firearms and Ammunition, on the National System of Weapons (SINARM), and Defining Crimes and other Provisions
General Provisions - Minimum Age
Article 28. Individuals under the age of twenty-five (25) years old are forbidden to acquire firearms, except for the members of the entities listed in items I, II and III of article 61 of this Law. (Amended by Act No. 11.706, of 2008)
[Editor's note: Unofficial translation by Carolina Iootty, provided by Viva Rio in 2003 - http://www.gunpolicy.org/documents/1906-iootty-viva-rio-brazil-gun-law-translation-pdf]
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http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Leis/2003/L10.826compilado.htm