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At legalizationall possible sanctions are eliminated, while in decriminalization the act ceases to be unlawful only from a criminal point of view. That is, there may still be administrative punishments. the person does not It is arrested, but can pay fines, do community service or attend courses offered by the state, says Marco Aurélio Florêncio Filho, professor of criminal law at Mackenzie University, in São Paulo. Abortion of anencephalic fetus It is graffiti were decriminalized in Brazil. The consumption of alcohol It is legal, for example. There is no punishment for consumption, only restrictions, such as minors. AND the same as with drugs that can only be purchased with specific prescriptions or with marijuana in Uruguay, which It is a legal product It is subjected to a series of regulations, taxes It is inspections.
CONSULTANCY Marco Polo Levorin, Professor of Criminal Law at Mackenzie University, São Paulo