Law 12.965/2014, better known in Portuguese as the 'Marco
Civil da Internet' (Legal Framework for the Internet) was
published yesterday following heated discussions throughout the
three years it made its way through the ratification process.
President Dilma Rouseff sanctioned the Law without any vetoes in
time for it to coincide with the 'Netmundial – Global
Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance',
an international congress which took place in São Paulo on
23 and 24 April.
The Law, which will enter into effect on June 23, 2014, was
based upon a document issued by the Brazilian Internet Management
Committee, and seeks to regulate the use of the Internet,
establishing rights for users as well as a series of obligations
for the providers of internet applications and connections,
principally as a means of guaranteeing freedom of expression and
privacy for users.
