Vol. 4 No. S/N (2012): Revista Liberdades - Edição Especial - Reforma do Código Penal

This article by Alaor Leite critically analyzes the treatment of error, justifications, and excuses in Brazil's Bill 236/2012 (new Penal Code). The author identifies conceptual mistakes, dogmatic inconsistencies, and a lack of scientific rigor in the bill, highlighting issues such as the reclassification of permissive error, the regulation of "indigenous crimes," and the flawed definition of necessity. He concludes that the bill is rushed, disregards penal science, and represents a setback for individual freedoms.