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Brazil: Adopted Federal Decree n° 8771/2016

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Adopted Federal Decree n° 8771/2016

President Dilma Rousseff signed Federal Decree n° 8771/2016 regulating the Civil Rights Network for the Internet (Marco Civil da Internet, lei n° 12.965), which includes content regulation provisions.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2016-05-11
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President Dilma Rousseff signed Federal Decree n° 8771/2016 regulating the Civil Rights Network for…

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