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Brazilian lawyers propose that drug possession for personal use is no longer a crime Proposal was approved by a majority on the committee that prepares changes to the Penal Code. Quantity will be defined according to type of drug and standards established by ANVISA.. Cristina Serra BrasÃlia ( Rede Globo) If you rely on lawyers who plan to modernize the Brazilian laws, possession of drugs for personal use will no longer be a crime, but this will depend on the amount held by the alleged user. The proposal was approved by a majority on the committee that prepares changes to the Criminal Code. Under the proposal, drug possession for personal consumption is no longer a crime. The amount is set according to the type of drug and standards established by the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance for personal use (ANVISA). In general it is sufficient for five days of consumption. Even those who plant a small amount at home, for example, will no longer be considered criminal. Another novelty is that crime becomes the personal use of drugs, ostensibly and local concentration of children and adolescents, such as schools. The penalty will be of service to the community or an educational measure. Trafficking, even in small quantities, it remains a crime with a sentence of five to ten years in prison. According to the committee, the goal is to get the drug use in the criminal sphere. In the view of lawyers is a matter of public health. "We still treat the user as a criminal, with all the stigma that this word carries, and this makes it even weaken the role of the state in public health. The drug kingpin must be severely punished, no doubt, but is not it that our police are reaching these days, "says commission member and public defender, Juliana Belloque. The draft reform of the Penal Code should be completed by the end of June, in commission. After that, you still must be approved by the House and Senate. http://g1.globo.com/...mais-crime.html