The document summarizes the development of the Marco Civil da Internet law in Brazil, which establishes principles for internet use, rights, and duties. It was created through an open collaborative process between 2014-2015 using online tools for public debate. Analysis of social network data from the process found weak links between participants and mostly unique interactions, suggesting ideas lacked stimulation for broader support or rejection. The law addressed net neutrality, freedom of speech, privacy, and service provider obligations.

1. Internet policy framing in emerging
economies: a case study of Marco
Civil da Internet, a Brazilian Law for
Internet Governance
Soraia Herrador Costa Lima de Souza
soraia.souza@usp.br
@soraialima
GigaNet 2016
Guadalajara, MX

2. Introduction

3. Introduction
• April 23, 2014: Law 12,965 - known in Brazil as the Marco Civil
of Internet.
• It is a law that establishes the principles, guarantees, rights and
duties of Internet users in the country and was built
collaboratively between the Federal Government and society
through the use of the digital environment as a platform for
debate.

4. Introduction
• May, 2015: promulgation of the Law
• September, 2015: regulation of the Law
• January and February, 2016: debate about the
regulation
• Last analysis: July, 2016.

5. The Use of Information and
Communication Technologies in
the Establishment of a Democratic
Environment

6. The Marco Civil da Internet:
collaborative tools for debate

7. The Marco Civil da Internet:
collaborative tools for debate
• e-Democracia
• Cultura Digital
• Debate Público

8. The Marco Civil da Internet:
collaborative tools for debate
• Law 12,965
• Main parameters for Internet use, rights and duties (users,
connection service providers and apps).
• Four aspects:
• Net neutrality
• Freedom of speech
• Privacy
• Providers’ obligation

9. The Marco Civil da Internet:
collaborative tools for debate
• February - May 2016:
• 339 schedules
• 1.109 comments
• Netvizz - Facebook
• Gephi

10. The Marco Civil da Internet:
collaborative tools for debate
• Date of the last analysis: July 20, 2016. Date of the last post: May 12, 2016.
2015 2016
Posts 284 70
Links 940 344
Comments 2,645 844

11. The Marco Civil da Internet:
collaborative tools for debate
• Weak links - low diversity in relationships
• Unique interactions (63% - 2015; 53,14% - 2016)
• Kimura et. al (2011): Support or rejection of an
idea in a social network needs stimulation.

12. Figure 1 - Graph obtained from the data collected from Fanpage the Ministry of Justice in 2015.(Source: SOUZA, 2016)

13. Figure 2 - Graph obtained from the collected data Fanpage the Ministry of Justice from January to July 2016. (Source:SOUZA, 2016)

14. Final considerations

15. Thank you
Soraia Herrador Costa Lima de Souza
soraia.souza@usp.br
@soraialima