Brazilian Senator Valdir Raupp is no friend of videogames. In fact, he finds them so offensive that he recently drafted a bill to make it illegal to make, sell or import any videogames deemed troublesome in the eyes of the Brazilian government. Rather than deal with real criminal issues, the Senate has approved the proposal, which means it will now be voted on in the Committee on Constitution and Justice.
Raupp aims 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."
"Therefore," he continues, "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."
Brazil has banned games such as Carmageddon, Postal and Grand Theft Auto in the past, and if Raupp gets his way, many more bans will follow. Anybody caught breaking this law could face up to three years in prison. Yes, prison -- all for the crime of making a videogame.
What on Earth is wrong with human beings?
Contest:
10:20 AM on 12.04.2009 | 
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Wait.
I actually just posted a similar post but I do not get how people see a violent game as being worse than a `realistic` looking violent movieÉ
Fricking laptop bullshit, É = question mark, I can`t figure it out...lol
Priorities people!
Brazil IS the worst place to be gamer!!!
Yeah, and now you...
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Wait, this isn't good, is it?
I bet this man and Michael Atkinson would get along really fucking well.
I LIVE here and I don't see any of this take action. Everyone here's played Grand Theft Auto - I wasn't aware it had ever been banned. If they ban another game, everyone's gonna simply pirate it, and nobody is gonna care.
So yeah, here and possibly Australia are the worst places to be a gamer in.
At least this sort of non-sense isn't prevalent here in the states as much as it used to. The media gets uppity ever once in a while, but they seem to have adapted by and large. Many news outlets, and even congressional members lost their minds over GTA III. Pretty much only Fox News gave a shit about Mass Effect's sexscapades, and even they couldn't be bothered to really breathe a word about Dragon Age's similar content. Even Modern Warfare 2's "No Russian" level didn't get quite the coverage I was fearing.
Its good be able to literally see societal progress within my own life time, and that our culture is moving towards understanding that video games aren't just for children. That deciding what's acceptable in terms of content should be left in the of consumers and the market place, not a group of worthless political hacks looking for their chance to grandstand in front of the cameras.
As a half-Brazilian myself, this is nonsense. Won't help the favelas at all.
HiddenAHB is also SO right. Gosh, taxes here are like +60% over ANY imported product plus other ones I'm not familiar about.
That just means that the games will still get in and be sold, by other retailers who don't wait for the "official" release.
And GTA was banned here? Like, yesterday? Counter Strike was banned (though you can still buy it on Steam), and I don't doubt Carmageddon was too, but I if you go to a any game store here, you will find GTA games. I also saw Postal 2 here some years ago.
bad people enjoying life... bad.
"Raped some bitch in front of her mother at her birthday party. What about you
?"
"I played Peggle".
"DAAAAAAAAAAMN, you sick fuck"
Also, read a fraction of the project:
"About Christianism, one can see games where someone beat angels, while hearing a Catholic Choir. It's common to see a SuperBandit flapping wings over hell before the final battle, or even defeat Jesus and his twelve apostles, though they have funny names"
Suck it, BRfags
Way to be contradictory.
Although if you do think a child should be into that stuff at a young age, you must either be 13 or fucked in the head. Either way, youd also have to be American(probably southern).
If some Olympic athlete gets shanked Brazil is gonna be soooo fucked.
look, if the law whats to block games like...dont know...rapelay and left behind, which is indeed ofensive, i dont care
which i belive i what the law is about: "he video games that affect the customs, traditions of the people, their worship, creeds, religions and symbols." i dont see violent games specificlly enter in this segment...
But thinking about it games like Dantes inferno,DMC,bayonetta.....lets hope for the best T-T