[IDG] Brazil’s Federal Senate has passed a proposed Internet law that aims to guarantee freedom of expression and privacy to the country’s Internet users, and also requires foreign Internet service providers to fall in line with the country’s rules.The bill was passed Tuesday, a day ahead of the start of a global Internet governance conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and requires the assent of Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff.
http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/543495/brazil_senate_passes_internet_legislation_ahead_netmundial_conference/
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/543495/brazil_senate_passes_internet_legislation_ahead_netmundial_conference/Also see:Brazil enacts Internet ‘Bill of Rights’ [AP]
Brazil’s president signed into law on Wednesday a “Bill of Rights” for the digital age that aims to protect online privacy and promote the Internet as a public utility by barring telecommunications companies from charging for preferential access to their networks.
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/brazil-enacts-internet-bill-rights-192854103.html