Brazil's #MarcoCivil

Aug 08

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Brazil's #MarcoCivil

The country may be close to passing the continent's first Internet bill of rights.

"Marco Civil", otherwise known as Brazil's internet bill of rights, could lead the way for more rights-based government policies on online freedoms. If passed, it would make the nation one of the first to guarantee net neutrality in South America. One of the unique features of the bill is that it was posted online for public consultation, drawing thousands of contributions from Brazilian netizens.

In this segment of The Stream, we speak to Paulo Rená (@prenass), researcher at the Center for Technology and Society; Markus Barenhoff (@alios), vice chairman of the German Pirate Party; and Katherine Maher (@krmaher), policy fellow at Access.

What do you think? Is Brazil’s Marco Civil bill paving the way for net neutrality? Send us your thoughts and comments on Facebook or Twitter using #AJStream.

View the story "Brazil's #MarcoCivil" on StorifyBrazil's #MarcoCivilThe country may be close to passing the continent's first Internet bill of rights.Storified by The Stream · Wed, Aug 08 2012 11:09:44Brazilian MP João Arruda has described the Marco Civil as “the best law in the world concerned with the Internet”.
João Arruda - Marco Civil da Internet - agosto de 2012frentedacultura The vote was scheduled for August 8, but has been postponed indefinitely. Netizens woke up anticipating big news in Brazil:Today in #Brazil, a Congress committee is due to vote on the #MarcoCivil for freedoms onlineRonald S Stresser JrToday all our eyes in #Brazil and #MarcoCivil - Great work with Intl Civil Society by @joana_varonRenata AvilaLondon-based group Article19, which analyses issues around freedom of information, issued a 29-page legal analysis last month on #MarcoCivil. The document urges the Brazilian government and its citizens to rally around the bill and promote broader public understanding of its provisions. In addition, there are five key recommendations in order for the bill to meet international standards for the protection of freedom of expression:
undefinedundefinedWith rapidly-increasing internet usage in Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff said, "The expansion of access to this service stimulates development, along with social inclusion, and is also a way of tackling inequalities in the country". Number of internet users in Brazil grows 13.9% in a year -06/05/2011 09:33 - Portal Brasil Research points out that the number of Brazilians who use the world wide web is 43.2 million The total n...Al Jazeera English reported on Brazil's social media revolution, and the efforts to make internet access available:
Brazilians leading social media boomaljazeeraenglishThe online conversation in Portuguese shows an active community around the so-called "Internet Bill of Rights":

This tweet says, "Marco Civil is decided tomorrow! Send a message to members of the Commission requesting approval".
O Marco Civil pode ser julgado amanhã! Envie uma mensagem para os deputados da Comissão pedindo a aprovação #MarcoCivilJa...IdecBelow, the tweet says, "Marco Civil is everyone's project, created collectively, and should be approved immediately".
O Marco Civil da Internet é um projeto de tod@s, elaborado coletivamente, e deve ser aprovado imediatamente. #MarcoCivilJaBlogProgRSHere it says, "A free, inclusive and democratic internet! Members, approve the Marco Civil bill!"
Por uma Internet livre, inclusiva e democrática! Deputados(as), aprovem o Marco Civil da Internet! #MarcoCivilJaAlexandre asmNot everyone agrees the bill should be passed.

This tweet reads, "By the way... #MarcoCivil wants to call itself 'The Constitution of Rights on the Internet' but it should be called 'Constriction of Rights on the Internet'".
Aliás.. querem chamar o #MarcoCivil de "Constituição dos Direitos na Internet", mas deveriam chamar de "CONSTRIÇÃO dos Direitos na Internet"Mario Marino

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