<div dir="ltr">I support Anriette's suggestion and I hope the international letter could help Brazilian colleagues to secure a meeting with Rousseff's advisors in the near future to better understand her position and lobby on the best ways for Brazil to show international leadership in this area. <div>
<br></div><div>As I read Joana and Carlos's remarks, I was remembering that on other global issues (such as trade justice and climate change), Brazil has often managed to punch well above its weight diplomatically by positioning itself very strategically as a bridge-builder between "South" and "North" blocs (to caricature them very crudely).  Reading her speech, and the clever way it managed to pick up on key demands and buzzwords from both sides of the internet governance divide, I did wonder whether Brazil is once again angling to set itself up as the player that can broker pragmatic compromises between competing ideologies. If so, I think that's probably good news, especially given that the PT in power has usually been relatively open to working with civil society. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Anne</div><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org" target="_blank">anriette@apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>

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    Dear all<br>
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    I would like to propose that we do a letter from civil society
    commending her on her speech. We could mention our support and
    wishes for the Marco Civil, and, if we want, the multi-lateral vs.
    multi-stakeholder question.<br>
    <br>
    Anriette<br>
    <br>
    <div>On 25/09/2013 15:41, Gene Kimmelman
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Having been in these situations in the U.S., I
        fully understand the need to accept and fully embrace progress;
        I do not want to interfere in what our Brazilian friends are
        fully capable of handling, other than to say I fully support the
        sentiment expressed by Joana and Carlos!</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Joana
          Varon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joana@varonferraz.com" target="_blank">joana@varonferraz.com</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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                    <div>Dear all, <br>
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                      I totally support Carlos Afonso's view. <br>
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                    One step at the time. <br>
                    <br>
                    What matters now is that Dilma has clearly mentioned
                    the CGI.br principles, including the support for net
                    neutrality. It means a LOT for our national scenario
                    and for years of fight to try to pass Marco Civil.
                    Meaning it wont be easy for telcos to take down net
                    neutrality provisions from the draft bill.<br>
                    <br>
                    Even better, this all has happened right after she
                    opened a channel of communication/consulation with
                    CGI.br. That's THE dynamics for internet public
                    policies we dreamed about in Brazil. The issue on
                    using the word "multilateral" shall NOT be used to
                    loose the focus on this major achievement. <br>
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                  It is indeed an issue of concern. But it's not
                  actually something new. It has been highlighted in
                  several opportunities in the Brazilian positions at
                  ITU, held by Anatel, our regulatory agency.  For
                  instance, in our previous opinion on the role of
                  States. Nevertheless, positions from our Ministry of
                  Foreign Affairs towards multistakeholderism are very
                  clear and positive. And now CGI.br has the door open
                  with the president to correct explain all the
                  important debate of multistakeholder approach on IG.
                  So we have opportunities to correct this schizophrenic
                  aspect and there is hope. <br>
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                So, please, people, let's be positive and understand
                that having the President referring to these principles
                - an to Internet Policies - in the UNGA is not a minor
                thing. I had the lucky to be in a panel at the Council
                of Europe a few minutes after she delivered the speech
                and managed to incorporate some of her quotes in my
                presentation. The public got really impressed. <br>
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              <div>all the best<br>
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                joana<br>
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                  -- <br>
                  -- <br>
                  <br>
                  Joana Varon Ferraz<br>
                  @joana_varon<br>
                  PGP 0x016B8E73<br>
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                <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:28
                  PM, Carlos A. Afonso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ca@cafonso.ca" target="_blank">ca@cafonso.ca</a>></span>
                  wrote:<br>
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                    <br>
                    I am not sure we will go too far (although
                    philosophers can really be<br>
                    far-fetched in this exercise) in doing an exegesis
                    of her discourse. Let<br>
                    us see how the practice goes. The signs are good:
                    she entered the room<br>
                    to talk to us CGI.br folk with our 10 Principles in
                    hand and the first<br>
                    thing she told us was she agreed with them.<br>
                    <br>
                    She also mentioned the Marco Civil as proposed by
                    the rapporteur (result<br>
                    of a 4-year public dialogue) is the one she agrees
                    with (which is the<br>
                    one CGI.br formally supported), and was going to
                    fight for it, although<br>
                    recognizing that as bill of law transiting through
                    Congress it might<br>
                    suffer modifications which she might veto but
                    Congress could reverse and<br>
                    so on -- in summary, normal practice in a democratic
                    State. The big<br>
                    challenge now is the process in Congress, where the
                    transnational telcos<br>
                    and big media have enormous power.<br>
                    <br>
                    frt rgds<br>
                    <br>
                    --c.a.<br>
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                      On 09/24/2013 09:58 PM, Diego Rafael Canabarro
                      wrote:<br>
                      > the Steering Committee principle reads as
                      "Internet governance must be<br>
                      > exercised in a transparent, multilateral and
                      democratic manner, with the<br>
                      > participation of the various sectors of
                      society, thereby preserving and<br>
                      > encouraging its character as a collective
                      creation."<br>
                      ><br>
                      > Her wording for the UNGA says: "Open,
                      multilateral and democratic<br>
                      > governance, carried out with transparency by
                      stimulating collective<br>
                      > creativity and the participation of society,
                      Governments and the private<br>
                      > sector."<br>
                      ><br>
                      > My reading of that is that: (1) it does not
                      repeat the idea that Internet<br>
                      > governance as a collective creation and (2)
                      the first one defines Internet<br>
                      > governance as something "with the
                      participation of the various sectors of<br>
                      > society", and the second only mentions it
                      should be carried out with<br>
                      > stimuli for "the participation of society,
                      governments and the private<br>
                      > sector."<br>
                      ><br>
                      > Can you see my point?<br>
                      > Em português o trem funciona do mesmo jeito.<br>
                      ><br>
                      ><br>
                      > On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Carolina
                      Rossini <<br>
                      > <a href="mailto:carolina.rossini@gmail.com" target="_blank">carolina.rossini@gmail.com</a>>
                      wrote:<br>
                      ><br>
                      >><br>
                      >> Via Renata Avila, segue discurso da Dilma
                      na UN.<br>
                      >> Coming from Renata Avila, see attached
                      Dilma draft speech at UN.<br>
                      >> C<br>
                      >><br>
                      >> --<br>
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                    >> *Carolina Rossini*<br>
                    >> *Project Director, Latin America Resource
                    Center*<br>
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                      >> *New America Foundation*<br>
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                        >> skype: carolrossini<br>
                        >> @carolinarossini<br>
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