Legal Niches

Brazil Discussing Violent Game Ban

By gamepolitics

Brazilian Senator Valdir Raupp (pictured left) has authored a bill that would make it a crime to make, import or distribute 'offensive' videogames in the South American country.

A story on the Brazilian website UOL (translation here) reports that the Education Commission of the Senate has approved the measure, which will now go to vote in the Committee on Constitution and Justice.

Raupp's goal is to, 'curb the manufacture, distribution, importation, distribution, trading and custody, storage, the video games that affect the customs, traditions of the people, their worship, creeds, religions and symbols.'

He continued, 'Therefore, we seek to protect the principle of equality - for many the greatest of constitutional principles - with the characterization of such discriminatory conduct as a crime by making provision in the law.'

The bill seeks a penalty of one to three years imprisonment for those committing an offense.

The story notes that Brazil has banned games such as Carmageddon, Postal and Grand Theft Auto in the past.

Thanks Maurício

Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on December 03, 2009 (boomark / email).