[bestbits] [RedLatAm] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon

Fri Apr 1 17:19:21 EDT 2016

Dear friends,

The joint statement put together by Brazilian groups at RightsCon is
uploaded here and open for endorsements
https://www.accessnow.org/joint-statement-brazil-cybercrime/

Please direct your endorsements to brazilianstatement at gmail.com I will be
managing that account and updating the signatories on the site on a rolling
basis.
Your also welcome to republish the letter in your sites and run through
social networks.

Thanks to all!

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*Javier Pallero*

Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas
Access Now | accessnow.org

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*Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de Abril de
2016: rightscon.org <https://www.rightscon.org/>*

On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 7:03 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Javier Pallero
> >
> > Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas
> > Access Now | accessnow.org
> >
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> > Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de Abril de
> > 2016: rightscon.org
> >
> > 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
> >>>>>>>> Access Now | accessnow.org
> >>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>> Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de
> Abril
> >>>>>>>> de 2016: rightscon.org
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 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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> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>> Warm Regards
> >>>>>>>>> Mishi Choudhary, Esq.
> >>>>>>>>> Legal Director
> >>>>>>>>> Software Freedom Law Center
> >>>>>>>>> 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023
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> >>>>>>>>> +1-212-580-0898
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> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Carolina Rossini
> >>>>>>> Vice President, International Policy
> >>>>>>> Public Knowledge
> >>>>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/
> >>>>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Carolina Rossini
> >>>>>> Vice President, International Policy
> >>>>>> Public Knowledge
> >>>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/
> >>>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Carolina Rossini
> >>>>> Vice President, International Policy
> >>>>> Public Knowledge
> >>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/
> >>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>> Carolina Rossini
> >>> Vice President, International Policy
> >>> Public Knowledge
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> >>>
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