[bestbits] [RedLatAm] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon

Thu Mar 31 20:21:29 EDT 2016

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*Javier Pallero*

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

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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
>>>>>>> Access Now | accessnow.org
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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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>>>>>>>> Mishi Choudhary, Esq.
>>>>>>>> Legal Director
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>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Carolina Rossini *
>>>>>> *Vice President, International Policy*
>>>>>> *Public Knowledge*
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> *Carolina Rossini *
>>>>> *Vice President, International Policy*
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