'National penalties - national proceedings' in document 'Uruguay - Constitution (English)'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SECTION II
Rights, Duties and Guarantees

Chapter I

Article 26.
The death penalty shall not be applied to anyone.

In no case shall brutal treatment be allowed in prisons; they shall be used only as a means of assuring that convicts and prisoners are reeducated, acquire an aptitude for work, and become rehabilitated.