[bestbits] [RedLatAm] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon

Fri Apr 1 17:40:19 EDT 2016

Javi:
Asociación por los Derechos Civiles adhiere.
Abrazo
Valeria

2016-04-01 18:19 GMT-03:00, Javier Pallero <javier at accessnow.org>:
> 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!
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
> *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/>*
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> 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
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>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> --
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Carolina Rossini
>> >>>>>>> Vice President, International Policy
>> >>>>>>> Public Knowledge
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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/
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>> >>>>>
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