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Brazil to Limit Internet Data. Pirate Party in Brazil Fights Back
The Pirate Party Brazil launched an online action campaign against a government initiative that aimed to limit the Internet data plan. Internet providers want to impose more restrictions in 2017 and thus they are lobbing against Internet freedom. They wish to restrict the unlimited data broadband…
A Wind of Change – Iceland, Brazil, UK, France, USA
During the past weeks, there has been a democratic wind blowing across the world. Several countries have taken to protest and direct action to demand more democracy. In Iceland the Prime Minister has left office, in Brazil the lower chamber voted…
Report from the Internet Ungovernance Conference Brazil 2015
Gabriela Coleman, Julia Reda, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Theo Oliveira, Adriano Belisario, Danny O’brien and Pirates of the Seven Seas passed through the Internet disgovernance Forum, parallel to the IGF, held in João Pessoa. The IUF began on 9 Monday 2015 and…
The T-Shirt Every Pirate Should Have
The Pirate movement has not been a beacon for fashionistas even though some of us have been seen sporting the most fetching Pirate costumes. However there is now a T-shirt available signed by the prominent Pirates who will be speaking…
Sunstone, Pirate Shops and Fundraising (PPI)
Pirate Parties International have their board meetings every two weeks. We summarize and bring you the highlights of the meetings. Sunstone The Sunstone project, which is to set up as a Pirate Think Tank, has appointed Jelena Jovanovic to lead the…
Brazil Pirate Party breaks 100k Facebook Followers
The Pirates of Brazil (PPBR) have laid claim to the title of most influential Pirate Party on social media. They recently surpassed 100,000 likes on Facebook. This is far greater than PPBRs nearest friendly Pirate rivals: Pirate Party of Sweden 81,000 Pirate…
New Brazilian Law Strips Citizen’s Rights
Marco Civil da Internet: Don’t Believe the Hype In 2012 a general director of Google was arrested in Brazil. Since then, this big corporation has invested millions of dollars in lobbying the Brazilian congress, political, academic institutions (like FGV, the…
Brazil Conference – The Pirate Party of Brazil is no Longer
Partido Pirata do Brasil (The Pirate Party of Brazil) is no longer with us. The party’s members held their first ever General Assembly, and in an unusual move, the Pirates of Brazil decided to change their name to simply the “Pirate Party”….
Pirate Party of Brazil to Hold its First General Assembly
Pirate Parties are not just a European phenomenon, there are Pirate Parties in all hemispheres of the globe. South America is no exception and from 23 -25 May 2014 Partido Pirata do Brasil (Pirate Party of Brazil, PPBR) will be holding…
Pirate Party of Brazil is Officially Registered; Nearly Ready to Set Sail
Great news from the Americas: the Brazilian Pirate Party has been officially registered by a notary public. The process, concluded on last Tuesday 10 December 2013, represents the end of the second phase, of the four required for party formalization in Brazil.
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