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| − | [[Image:Brazilflag. | + | [[Image:Brazilflag.GIF|right|200px]]On [[October 23]], [[2005]] [[Brazil]] held a country-wide '''[[referendum]] on article 35 of the [[Disarmament Statute]]'''. The possible outcome was either an approval or disapproval of the article, which states in full : "The sale of [[firearms]] and [[ammunition]] is prohibited in the entire national territory, except to those entities provided in article 6 of this Law". The referendum failed by nearly ⅔ and that part of the statute was not enacted. |
The referendum and its date had been provided for by the Disarmament Statute itself. During the drafting and development of the law, it had been decided that article 35 should be submitted to a referendum because of the importance of its subject. On July 7, 2005, the Federal Senate of Brazil promulgated legislative decree 780, which authorized the referendum. Article 2 of its decree stipulated that the public consultation should employ the following question: "Should commerce in firearms and ammunition be prohibited in Brazil?" ("O comércio de armas de fogo e munição deve ser proibido no Brasil?"). Voters could choose to answer this question "yes" or "no", could leave the ballot blank, or could invalidate their votes. | The referendum and its date had been provided for by the Disarmament Statute itself. During the drafting and development of the law, it had been decided that article 35 should be submitted to a referendum because of the importance of its subject. On July 7, 2005, the Federal Senate of Brazil promulgated legislative decree 780, which authorized the referendum. Article 2 of its decree stipulated that the public consultation should employ the following question: "Should commerce in firearms and ammunition be prohibited in Brazil?" ("O comércio de armas de fogo e munição deve ser proibido no Brasil?"). Voters could choose to answer this question "yes" or "no", could leave the ballot blank, or could invalidate their votes. | ||
