Overview
- The court declared Law 32330 unconstitutional for contravening the Constitution and international treaties such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- All proceedings opened against 16- and 17-year-olds under the annulled law must be closed and redirected to juvenile prosecutors and family courts.
- Judges ordered the immediate transfer of any 16- or 17-year-olds held in INPE prisons to PRONACEJ juvenile diagnosis and rehabilitation centers.
- The ruling clarifies that those under 18 must be processed in the specialized juvenile system with sanctions focused on proportionality and rehabilitation.
- Court president Luz Pacheco stressed the decision does not confer impunity and requires the judiciary, prosecutors, INPE, and other state bodies to implement specialized measures.