A legislative proposal against Fake News is underway in the House of Representatives in Brazil.

Contradictorily, the proposal affects projects that act against misinformation. As it is currently written, bill 2630/2020 may be a severe obstacle for Wikimedia projects in Brazil, as well as other open educational and collaborative projects.

The UG Wiki Movimento Brasil wrote a statement regarding some points that our legislative representatives should consider as the law proposal advances. The statement was written with support of other civil society entities, the Coalizão Direito na Rede[1], the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team and the office of a federal deputy active in the case. Please, help us spread the statement and pressure Brazilian representatives for more public debate! The document is available on Commons both in English and Portuguese. It is also published in our wiki in English[2] and Portuguese[3].

[1]http://plfakenews.direitosnarede.org.br/ [2]https://w.wiki/Wvk [3]https://w.wiki/WtU

Chico Venancio on behalf of WIki Movimento Brasil User Group