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Usurpation (usurpação: limites, águas, esbulho, marca em animais)Verified against official source

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This range was checked against the official legal text. Last verified: 2026-10-19.

Statutory range

Art. 161 caput — alteração de limites / usurpação de águas / esbulho possessório

Imprisonment: Detenção 1–6 months
Fine: Multa

§2: plus the penalty for the violence, if any.

Art. 162 — supressão ou alteração de marca em animais

Imprisonment: Detenção 6 months–3 years
Fine: Multa

Note on this entry

One category covering CP arts. 161–162 (boundary alteration, water usurpation, possessory dispossession, suppression / alteration of marks on animals).

Source

Statute: Código Penal, arts. 161–162
Official source: planalto.gov.br
Verification status
Last verified: 2026-10-19

Not legal advice. This range is the statutory penalty as written in the law — it is not “your sentence.” What is NOT accounted for here: Priors, complaint requirement (art. 161 §3 / art. 167: prosecution on complaint except where violence is used), discretion, plea-type agreements. If you face a real charge, consult a licensed lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction.