[Chapter-delegates] [Internet Policy] PL 2630 in Brazil.

Tue Jun 30 03:32:38 PDT 2020

Dear Flavio,

please find below our statement of support.

Best,
Ursula

Statement from ISOC Switzerland Chapter in support of ISOC Brazil’s
statement on the Draft Bill of Law, 2630/2020 (PL 2630/2020)

The Internet Society Switzerland Chapter is concerned by the proposed
 legislation in the report produced by Senator Angelo Coronel in Brazil to
the Draft Bill of Law
2630/2020 (PL 2630/2020) and fully supports the statement of the Internet
Society chapter in Brazil, ISOC Brasil
<https://isoc.org.br/noticia/statement-of-the-brazilian-chapter-of-the-internet-society-on-the-report-produced-by-senator-angelo-coronel-to-the-draft-bill-of-law-2630-2020-pl-2630-2020>
.

The Internet Society Switzerland Chapter
https://www.isoc.ch

Board:
Imai Jen-La Plante
Panayotis Antoniadis
Berna Alp
Michael Hausding
Marianthe Stavridou
Markus Kummer
Ursula Wyss
Marwa Mezaguer
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On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 7:53 AM Roberto Zambrana via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Flavio,
>
> On behalf of ISOC Bolivia Chapter, we want to fully support ISOC Brazil
> Chapter's statement, about a bill proposal that will severely affect many
> of the Internet Principles that we all share.
>
> Please stand firm. Your fight is the fight of our ISOC Community.
>
> Please let me know if we can contribute with other further actions.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Roberto Zambrana
> Chair
> ISOC Bolivia Chapter
>
> El vie., 26 jun. 2020 a las 9:38, Christian via Chapter-delegates (<
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>) escribió:
>
>> Can chapters send Flávio of ISOC Brasil notes of support for the Brasil
>> Chapter's Statement on the proposed legislation in Brasil?
>>
>> The English translation
>>
>>
>> https://isoc.org.br/noticia/statement-of-the-brazilian-chapter-of-the-internet-society-on-the-report-produced-by-senator-angelo-coronel-to-the-draft-bill-of-law-2630-2020-pl-2630-2020
>>
>> see below for the detail.
>>
>>
>> Christian
>> On 26/06/2020 14:29, Flávio Rech Wagner via InternetPolicy wrote:
>>
>> Hi Christian
>>
>> Yes, a joint statement by other ISOC chapters would be very useful.
>>
>> The voting of the bill in the Brazilian Senate, due for yesterday, has
>> been postponed to next week, after intense opposition and pressure by many
>> organizations. This is the third time that the voting is postponed by 1
>> week, because of strong opposing voices. But the text of the bill is not
>> becoming better, much on the contrary ... So any additional voices against
>> the bill may be very helpful at this moment.
>>
>> It is important to notice that, even if the bill is approved by the
>> Senate (where it has been originally proposed), it will go the House of
>> Representatives for a new round of discussion and voting, and we will have
>> another opportunity to avoid its approval or, at least, convince the
>> Representatives to modify its content considerably.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Flávio
>>
>> The English translation was helpful! Thank you Raúl  and to ISOC Brasil
>> for emphasising this development so clearly.
>>
>> This ? is really for ISOC Brasil.
>>
>> Would a joint statement in support of your statement by other chapters of
>> ISOC be helpful?
>>
>> even if this is as simple as we add our name to a  list of supporters on
>> page of your website?
>>
>>
>> Christian
>> On 25/06/2020 15:32, Raúl Echeberría via InternetPolicy wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear all:
>>
>> I don’t know if all of you are aware, but a very dangerous bill draft is
>> being considered by the parliament in Brazil at this moment.
>> Despite the strong opposition from different stakeholders, it is possible
>> that the bill is voted today at the Senate.
>>
>> The bill is promoted by the opposition and their supposed objective is to
>> limit the use of fake news by the ruling party. they accuse the President
>> and his team of using false information in their benefit.
>>
>> However, the solution proposed is very very bad and it challenges some of
>> the pillars of the Open Internet that most of us have been defending and
>> promoting for many years. And of course, it contradicts several principles
>> of the "Marco Civil" of the Internet in Brazil, that was a big achievement
>> of the local community, approved in 2014.
>>
>> Sometimes, we pay too much attention to what happen in USA, like all the
>> controversy around Sec.230 (what is right of course) and we don’t see other
>> things happening in other parts of the world.
>>
>> Brazils is one of the largest democracies in the world, it’s a big
>> country and a country that has been a champion in the adoption of the MSH
>> model for the Internet.
>>
>> Things that happen in Brazil can have a big impact in other places. This
>> is a very important issue.
>>
>> The Brazilian chapter of Internet Society  has issued a declaration
>> stating the risks of approving this bill.
>> https://www.isoc.org.br/noticia/nota-do-capitulo-brasileiro-da-internet-society-sobre-o-relatorio-ao-pl-2630-2020-de-autoria-do-senador-angelo-coronel
>> I’m not sure if it is available in english.
>>
>> There is a big campaign in Brazil supported by many regional and global
>> organizations, against this proposal.
>>
>> This statement https://www.apc.org/en/node/36540/ is supported by (so
>> far) 47 local, regional and global NGOs.
>>
>>
>> This is one of the BIG things we should be paying attention to at this
>> moment.
>>
>> I’m sure there are many Brazilians in this list who can provide much
>> better information and to explain in detail this issue.
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Raúl
>>
>>
>>
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