On May 31, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice concluded public debate on the upcoming administrative decree designed to regulate the Internet Civil Framework (source document in Portuguese). On July 5, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice closed the public debate on the Draft Bill of Data Protection (source document in Portuguese). The Internet Civil Framework covers network neutrality, freedom of speech, and users' data privacy, while the Data Protection legislation focuses on standards for securing and restricting access to data.

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