Virtual Revolution Response - Andre Monteiro

The film reminded me of a debate that took place in Brazil when Congress discussed a bill regulating the Internet in the country. Before that, the regulation of the Internet was based on resolutions issued by a government agency. But under pressure from different groups, Congress discussed the issue for four years and finally passed the bill and the rules entered into the Brazilian Civil Law system. The main innovation of the law --which is considered the "Constitution of Internet" in Brazil-- was to ensure net neutrality, that is, the web connection providers should give the same treatment to all data packets traveling over the network, not importing content, origin or destination. You can check the complete text of the law here (original in Portuguese with English translation).