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No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. Código Penal art. 149 bis is public incitement to hatred — overlay.

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    No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. Código Penal art. 149 bis is public incitement to hatred — overlay.
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    art. 149 bis

    Código Penal

    Target
    Public incitement to hatred, contempt, or moral or physical violence against persons on listed grounds
    Test
    Public, or by any means apt for public dissemination. Grounds: skin colour, race, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or sexual identity.
    Max
    3 to 18 months' prisión
    El que públicamente o mediante cualquier medio apto para su difusión pública incitare al odio, al desprecio, o a cualquier forma de violencia moral o física contra una o más personas en razón del color de su piel, su raza, religión, origen nacional o étnico, orientación sexual o identidad sexual, será castigado con tres a dieciocho meses de prisión.

    Official Spanish, IMPO (Centro de Información Oficial), Código Penal art. 149 bis as substituted by Ley 17.677 of 29 July 2003.

    Cite · C.P. art. 149 bis (Ley 17.677) · as of 2026-09-05

    • Overlay. Ley 17.817 (racism / xenophobia commission) is a policy statute, not this criminal cell.
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