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> They probably didn't think they could actually kill someone.

In Brazil that would be true in the case of a regular car accident, it would be regarded as having no intent to kill.

If you are drunk however, brazilian law understands that you had intention to kill, because you know well enough that drinking will impair your driving and most likely kill someone.

However, an officer's statement is not enough to prove that you are drunk, you have to agree to take the test, and if you don't, than you can just throw money at the case up to the point where the final ruling is so late to the fact that the penalty has expired.