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Brazil: Presidential provisional measure (no.1. 068) including amendments concerning the civil rights framework for the internet

Progress

Current status
revoked
14 Sep 2021 revoked
06 Sep 2021 in force

Scope

Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

14 Sep 2021
revoked

Terminated Presidential provisional measure (no.1. 068) including amendments concerning the civil rights framework for the internet

On 14 September 2021, the Federal Supreme Court (STF), granted a precautionary measure in seven Direct Unconstitutionality Actions (ADIs) to suspend the Presidential Provisional Measure No. 1.068 to amend the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet …

Source
Event type order
Action type termination
Government branch executive
Government body central government
06 Sep 2021
in force

Adopted Presidential provisional measure (no.1. 068) including amendments concerning the civil rights framework for the internet

On 6 September 2021, the Brazilian President adopted the Presidential Provisional Measure No. 1.068 to amend the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet (Law No 12.965/2014). The measure specifies that excluding content and accounts from social medi…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government