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Argentina’s Senate passes penal reform bill

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BUENOS ‌AIRES, Feb 27 (Reuters) - ​Argentina's Senate on Friday ⁠approved a penal reform that would ​lower the age ‌of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14.

The measure ⁠was passed ⁠with 44 votes in favor, 27 against, and ‌one abstention. 

The bill, backed ⁠by President ‌Javier Milei, ​is among several reforms the libertarian ‌president has ​been hoping ⁠to pass through ‌Congress, ⁠which on Friday was also set to ​debate his ‌controversial labor reform.

(Reporting by ⁠Leila ​Miller, Editing by ​Natalia Siniawski)

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