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Last Friday (3), date on which Brazil celebrates the "National Day of Combating Piracy", the Ministry of Justice and Public Security published the new National Plan for Combating Piracy (PNCP)...

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NEW NATIONAL PLAN FOR COMBATING PIRACY IS PUBLISHED

Last Friday (3), date on which Brazil celebrates the "National Day of Combating Piracy", the Ministry of Justice and Public Security published the new National Plan for Combating Piracy (PNCP), which will have a four-year term (between 2022 and 2025) and 62 goals to fight against piracy.

The focus of the PNCP will be the fight against digital piracy, an increasingly form of crime. According to the National Forum of Piracy Combating, piracy caused damage of more than 280 billion Reais to the Brazilian economy, which demonstrates the need for effective measures to combat this criminal practice.

The plan is structured into four areas of action: institutional, prevention and protection, training, and education. At the institutional level, the feasibility of installing specialized police stations in the fight against piracy and violations of IP rights will be discussed among various bodies. Regarding prevention and

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