The plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved last night (18) the basic text of the proposal that creates the Internet Brazil Program. The initiative – presented as a substitute for the Provisional Measure 1077/21 – provides free mobile broadband internet access to basic education students of the public school system of families enrolled in the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government (CadÚnico).
Today (19), the deputies must vote on the highlights of the matter.
According to the rapporteur of the substitute, deputy Sidney Leite (PSD-AM), the idea is to reach CadÚnico students also enrolled in schools of indigenous and quilombola communities and in non-profit special schools, which work exclusively in this modality. Free internet access may be granted to more than one student per family. Chips, data packs or access devices will be distributed to students, mainly cell phones.
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Sidney Leite’s substitute also included a “tortoiseshell” in the text, that is, a subject foreign to the MP’s original text. The section concerns the renewal of broadcasting licenses.
According to the rapporteur, the Ministry of Communications must recognize requests submitted after the deadline for the renewal of the concession or permission of broadcasting services, provided that they are forwarded or filed by the date of publication of the MP conversion law.
After the vote is completed in the House, the matter will go to the Senate.
