Does Brazil use jury trials?
Limited use / mixed courts
Jury trials in Brazil are restricted to intentional crimes against life.
Brazil is one of 12 countries classified “Limited use / mixed courts” for jury trials — 44% of the 27 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Jury trial
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Argentina
- Limited use / mixed courts Argentina has a jury system specifically for serious criminal cases since November 2015.
- United States
- Jury trials used Jury trials are a fundamental constitutional right for criminal cases and are widely used in civil matters.
- Canada
- Jury trials used Canada guarantees a constitutional right to jury trials for serious crimes and most indictable offences.
- Ireland
- Jury trials used Jury trials are a standard feature of the criminal justice system and specific civil defamation cases.
- France
- Limited use / mixed courts Juries sit with professional judges to determine guilt and penalty, indicating a limited role in the justice system.
- United Kingdom
- Jury trials used Jury trials are a regular part of the justice system in the United Kingdom's legal jurisdictions.
Other laws in Brazil
- Death Penalty
- Abolished for ordinary crimes
- Gun Laws
- Licensed / moderate
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
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