At the initial analysis in the senatorial commission this day, the bill has the concerted votes of the National Party and the Cabildo Abierto Party.

On the other hand, the Citizens sector of the Colorado Party, of the same coalition, expressed its opposition, considering it a step backwards in children’s rights.

When the legislative proposal was drafted two years ago, the opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio) rejected it as “adult-centric” and critically exemplified among its contents, some articles that oblige children to visit with parents who have been denounced for violence.

A total of 7,035 situations of aggressions against minors were reported in Uruguay last year, most of the situations of sexual abuse are detected in their chronic phase, which means that it is very difficult for a minor to report it.

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