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23/11/2012
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Bruno Marinoni - Monitoring the Right to Communication
22/11/2012
It was approved by the full House of Representatives this 20th (Tuesday), the Provisional. 575/12, which, among its articles, proposes decriminalization of community radios with power less than 100 kW. Those who exceed this level and do not have authorization now be subject to punishment ranging from six months (not one year) and two years in prison. The proposal has caused controversy and awaits Senate approval.
For Jose Soter, the Brazilian Association of Community Broadcasting (Hug), the expected change is positive because "the current situation includes most community stations" and "may even facilitate the handling of ongoing processes of justice in low power radios that run in the last five years "
According to Arthur William, representative of the World Association of Community Radio in Brazil (AMARC), the proposal converges with "global understanding of low-power radios that do not disturb other communication services", however, argues that only the inclusion of this article is not enough . "Beyond Decriminalization, must fall with the automatic disqualification of legalization of radios that are already in the air and also mobilize the social movement to approve the text of the MP in the Senate, where the situation is less favorable" he says.
The Brazilian Association of Radio and Television (Abert) issued a notice to the press which manifests "flatly contrary to the proposed decriminalization of illegal activity broadcasting" claiming that would compromise the management of the radio spectrum and weakening the role of the Agency Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel) and the Federal Police.
The article that modifies the General Telecommunications Law has also been criticized for being inserted "smuggling" along with other amendments in an interim measure that specifically addresses the possibility of the investment of public funds during works carried out in partnership public private partnership (PPP).
Source: Observatory of right communication
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