August 27, 2006

Brazilian Drug Users Who Don't Engage in Dealing Won't Face Jail

The law, which went into force this week, no longer calls for the imprisonment of people caught with small quantities of narcotics for personal use. Instead, they will be subject them to alternative penalties such as community service and could be required to undergo drug treatment, the justice ministry's press office said.

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