[bestbits] [RedLatAm] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon

Renata Aquino Ribeiro raquino at gmail.com
Fri Apr 1 10:03:15 EDT 2016 

Dear Gustavo

I am glad Rio Grande do Norte is joining the debate.
Please do count on Ceará (copying Alan Kardec, also eLAC)

Also copying Alyne Andrade from Pernambuco IBDI - Brazilian Institute
of Law and Informatics, a Brazilian lawyer in Rightscon

We do hope to be kept included in this

Thanks

Renata


On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 8:21 PM, Javier Pallero <javier at accessnow.org> wrote:
> A document will be published tomorrow, possibly. We will keep you on the
> loop.
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> Javier Pallero
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> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Gustavo Diógenes de Oliveira Paiva
> <gdp.direito at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings.
>>
>> I am an Internet Law researcher at the state of RN, Brazil. Previously I
>> have personally talked with Dept. Rafael Motta about the CPI and I believe
>> can talk with him about the current situation. Tomorrow morning I'll try to
>> schedule a meeting to see what is his position and how we can sway it.
>>
>> If there is any written document establishing the community's position on
>> the matter, or if you agreed upon any points in the emergency talk, please
>> send them to me so that I can make a more compelling point.
>>
>> Thank you all,
>> Gustavo Paiva,
>> Grupo de Estudos de Direito da Internet,
>> UFRN.
>>
>> Em 31/03/2016 18:50, "Carolina Rossini" <carolina.rossini at gmail.com>
>> escreveu:
>>>
>>> for those at RightsCon, the emergency session on this developments in
>>> Brazil will be tomorrow, at 9 AM in The Bridge.
>>> Thank you Javier for pulling the logistics together so fast!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Paulo Rená - chefe executivo de
>>> pesquisas do IBIDEM <paulo at ibidem.org.br> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The full report has more then 200 pages, so I guess it will not be
>>>> completely translated in time.
>>>>
>>>> Em 31/03/2016 16:37, "Carolina Rossini" <carolina.rossini at gmail.com>
>>>> escreveu:
>>>>>
>>>>> and just to clarify on process
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) first there is this report (what we all had access now), with draft
>>>>> proposals of bills
>>>>> 2) if report is approved (around April 7th), the proposed bills become
>>>>> bills and the legislative process to approve then starts
>>>>> 3) then the bills will pass through a series of commissions in the
>>>>> House (2 or 3 depending on the recommendations that will accompany the
>>>>> resulting vote) and then go to the Senate...
>>>>>
>>>>> So, the ideal is to stop this during phase 1...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Carolina Rossini
>>>>> <carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Veridiana (Intervozes) just said that this report proposing a series
>>>>>> of cyber bills will be voted on April 7th in the Congress Commission, so we
>>>>>> actually need to act fast ...and create noise, so the proposals do NOT
>>>>>> become bills
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Carolina Rossini
>>>>>> <carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Guys,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> we should sit together asap and see what we should do as a group
>>>>>>> against these horrible bills
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Javier is trying to find a room, so we all host a meeting to discuss
>>>>>>> what we can do from RightsCon, since so many of us are here
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Javier, we look forward to your information on where and when we
>>>>>>> could meet. Andrew, hope to see you there too :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Javi, pls keep all posted.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> C
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Javier Pallero
>>>>>>> <javier at accessnow.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ITS provided this translation.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Politicians want to censor the Internet in Brazil with the excuse of
>>>>>>>> fighting "cyber crime"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pay attention to what just happened: the National Congress has just
>>>>>>>> released the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime. The report proposes the
>>>>>>>> creation of 8 bills to control the Internet. These projects are bombastic:
>>>>>>>> they attack fundamental rights directly, such as freedom of expression, the
>>>>>>>> right to privacy and maim the most important parts of the Civil Marco
>>>>>>>> Internet, precisely those that protect against Internet surveillance and
>>>>>>>> censorship.
>>>>>>>> Among the proposals that are set out in the final report of the CPI
>>>>>>>> of Cybercrime are:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> a) Turning social networks censorship bodies to protect the honor of
>>>>>>>> politicians. If anyone speak ill of a politician in a social network, the
>>>>>>>> social network will be required to remove the content within 48 hours. If
>>>>>>>> not remove, the company will be co-responsible for that content and will
>>>>>>>> have to compensate the offended politician. In other words, social networks
>>>>>>>> will become permanent agent des surveillance and censorship of its users.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> b) Send to jail for two years people who simply violate the "terms
>>>>>>>> of use" of a site. Entered into a website or application and disregarded any
>>>>>>>> provision that huge document that everyone clicks without even having read:
>>>>>>>> chain for you for two years.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> c) Divert 10% of the collected Fistel, which aim to improve the
>>>>>>>> quality of telecommunications in Brazil to finance the police.
>>>>>>>> Telecommunications that are already expensive and poor in Brazil will be
>>>>>>>> even worse. The feature is collected to monitor the quality of Internet
>>>>>>>> access, telephony and other services will be diverted to fund the police. Of
>>>>>>>> course, this funding is important. But for that we have paid our taxes. You
>>>>>>>> need not divert essential resources for this.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> d) Assigning responsibility to the federal police for any crime
>>>>>>>> committed using a computer or mobile phone. In other words, the boy or girl
>>>>>>>> who download a music from the Internet may receive the federal Japanese
>>>>>>>> visit. Someone to write something considered "defamatory" or "libelous"
>>>>>>>> against a politician in social networks may have to explain to the Federal
>>>>>>>> Police. In other words, several million Brazilians who do these activities
>>>>>>>> every day can be watched and even arrested by federal police on suspicion of
>>>>>>>> having committed "crimes by computer use," even if they are low offensive
>>>>>>>> potential crimes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> e) require Internet providers to automatically reveal who is behind
>>>>>>>> each IP address on the network, informing the police the name, affiliation
>>>>>>>> and home address of the person without the need for prior judicial order. In
>>>>>>>> other words, everyone will be presumed "guilty" in the Brazilian Internet
>>>>>>>> and can be constantly monitored. If spoke ill of a politician on the
>>>>>>>> Internet, the time you will know their identity and the Federal Police can
>>>>>>>> be triggered against you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> f) Establish outright censorship on the Internet. The bill amends
>>>>>>>> the Civil Marco, which prohibits censorship, creating a new article that
>>>>>>>> will "determine the blocking connection providers access to Internet
>>>>>>>> applications for users" to "curb services that are considered illegal." In
>>>>>>>> other words, any site can be brought down the Brazilian Internet. Remember
>>>>>>>> WhatsApp lock? This will be chump change close to what will happen. Any
>>>>>>>> application, website or service may be blocked and censored directly by
>>>>>>>> internet providers and Brazilians will be deprived of access it without any
>>>>>>>> defense, affecting the lives of millions of people.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The CPI report proposing these changes opens with the signature of
>>>>>>>> the Deputy Eduardo Cunha, current mayor. The CPI was chaired by Mrs Mariana
>>>>>>>> Carvalho (PSDB-RO) and the text prepared by Mr Espiridião Amim (PP-SC) and
>>>>>>>> Members Sandro Alex (PSD-PR), Rafael Motta (PSB-RN), Daniel Coelho (PSDB-
>>>>>>>> PE) and Rodrigo Martins (PSB-PI).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What most amazed that CPI report of cybercrimes is how the internet
>>>>>>>> is seen just like a "damnable den" and not as a source of jobs, innovation,
>>>>>>>> development, and an essential tool for the future of Brazil.
>>>>>>>> In other words, they are criminalizing internet and placing the
>>>>>>>> network under the strict control of the state. This is the same path taken
>>>>>>>> by countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, North Korea and Russia.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It is unfortunate that Brazil, at that time the freedom of
>>>>>>>> expression and the Internet are essential tools, have your internet CPI
>>>>>>>> threatened by the initiative of cybercrimes. Of course, the internet crime
>>>>>>>> needs to be fought. But this should be done respecting fundamental rights.
>>>>>>>> What we are witnessing now is not an attempt to combat cybercrime, but
>>>>>>>> rather an attempt to control the intenret, that has so troubled corrupt
>>>>>>>> politicians in Brazil.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you do not want the internet to be censored, share this
>>>>>>>> information and speak up against the CPI of Cybercrime and eight bills it
>>>>>>>> proposes to control the internet. Censorship never more.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Javier Pallero
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Mishi Choudhary
>>>>>>>> <mishi at softwarefreedom.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Renata,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Can you provide  a gist of what has been passed?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote:
>>>>>>>>> > Hi
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship
>>>>>>>>> > bills
>>>>>>>>> > projects.
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking.
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your
>>>>>>>>> > support more
>>>>>>>>> > than ever.
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come.
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > All the best
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > Renata
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >
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>>>>>>>>> Legal Director
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>>>>>>> Carolina Rossini
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>>>>>> Carolina Rossini
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