The Regulation Of The Civil Rights Framework For The Internet And Network Neutrality

In 2014, Brazil introduced legislation that established principles, guarantees, rights and duties for internet use in the country - the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet. Due to the wide scope of this legislation, there was a need to increase its regulation in certain areas, in an attempt to improve the effectiveness of its application.

Still ongoing, the regulation is in the public debate phase. It is possible for any citizen, company or professional body to send suggestions about the themes under discussion.

Among these themes, attention is drawn to the exceptions to network neutrality (a principle that guarantees the free circulation of data without any distinction of content, origin, destination or service). This could affect the way in which data is treated and whether the consumer will have to pay a differentiated rate for the services - depending, obviously, on personal use and which data is most used on the...