In July, the Superior Electoral Court (“TSE”) announced that 1.638 million electors are between 16 and 17 of age, accounting for 23.8 percent of the population in this age group. The figure was the lowest among the rates reported for the three last general elections. In 2002, this figure stood at 28.7 percent. The 2006 counterpart reached 36.9 percent. In 2010, 34.8 percent.