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Brazilian Internet Steering Committee against SOPA

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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June 14 2012

On 5 March 2012, the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) approved a resolution stating that it was against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA

Small IT companies to challenge change in social security

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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May 11 2012

An association of data processing and information technology (IT) services companies from the State of São Paulo (Seprosp) has announced that it will file a lawsuit challenging Federal Law No. 12.54612 (the Law), which has changed the calculation of Brazilian social security contributions applicable to the IT sector from 20 over the companies' payrolls to 2.5 over their revenue

House of Representatives approves measure giving tax incentives to tablets

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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October 25 2011

The House of Representatives approved Provisional Measure n. 534, which grants tax incentives for the sale of tablets in Brazil

Social networking site ordered to implement crime prevention measures

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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September 6 2011

The Rio de Janeiro State Court has ruled that Google Brasil must implement new measures to prevent incitement to commit criminal acts on its social networking site Orkut

Tax incentives for the manufacturing of tablets in Brazil

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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August 10 2011

The Brazilian Minister of Finance, Guido Mantega, stated that the inclusion of tablets in the list of products that benefit from tax incentives will reduce the production cost of these devices by 31

Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology announces R$100 million for ITC projects to support major sporting events

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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June 1 2011

It has been decided that R$100 million is going to be dedicated to information technology and communications (ITC) projects, including the National Broadband Plan (PNBL), to support the major sporting events that will be held in Brazil - the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016

Rio de Janeiro's labour court rules that a company has to restore the corporate e-mails of a former employee

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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May 24 2011

Rio de Janeiro's Labour Court has decided that a Brazilian newspaper has to restore a former journalist's corporate e-mails that had been forwarded to another employee by the time she was dismissed

Company website leaks customer data

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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April 4 2011

The Foundation for Consumer Protection (Procon) in São Paulo has informed a company of a data leak on the company's website involving customer data

Positive consumer information databases created in Brazil

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Brazil
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February 28 2011

The Government has enacted Provisional Measure no. 5182010, which provides for the creation of databases on positive consumer information that contain data about timely payments and the due performance of obligations

Government begins replacing paper IDs with electronic ID cards

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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February 22 2011

On 17 January 2010, the Government started to replace Brazilian paper IDs with electronic ID cards called RIC (Civilian Identity Registration

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