Accused of crimes ranging from bicycle theft, cocaine smuggling, armed assault and premeditated murder, young Brazilians under 18 are brought before the Court of Justice in Rio de Janeiro before being sent to the Padre Severino Institute, a correctional institution for minors. Using real cases, Juízo follows these young criminals who have committed more or less serious offenses, from their incarceration until the moment their cases come up for review. Played by amateur actors due to a ban on filming the real protagonists, these minors accept their punishment, but do not seem to learn any lessons from it. For them, prison is an image of their whole lives.
