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All firearms in Brazil are required to be registered with the state. The minimum age for ownership is 25 and it is illegal to carry a gun outside the home. The total number of firearms in Brazil is thought to be around 17 million.

Over 38,000 people a year are killed in Brazil by people using guns.


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The Brazilian population recently voted overwhelmingly against banning the sale of guns and ammunition (except to police and the armed forces) in a Referendum . Voting was compulsary for people between the ages of 18 and 70.