Sentencing discretion, authoritarian legacies and punitive consensus in Brazil: A criminological inquiry
Published online on April 20, 2026
Abstract
Theoretical Criminology, Ahead of Print.
This article examines how sentencing discretion in Brazil operates as a mechanism for reproducing authoritarian legal rationalities under democratic rule. It traces the origins of Brazil's discretionary sentencing to the 1940 Penal Code, enacted during ...
This article examines how sentencing discretion in Brazil operates as a mechanism for reproducing authoritarian legal rationalities under democratic rule. It traces the origins of Brazil's discretionary sentencing to the 1940 Penal Code, enacted during ...