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Brazilian Gov’t Announces Plan to Buy Digital Content for Schools in 2014
The Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD), which acquires all educational books used in Brazilian public schools, has officially announced plans to begin buying digital content from publishing...
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Publishers Trade Union forms Association to Fight ‘Censorship’ Law
Snel, the Brazilian publishers’ trade union, has created Anel, Associação Nacional dos Editores de Livros (National Association of Book Publishers), to fight the 20th amendment of the Brazilian Civil...
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Brazilian Government Commits $194.6 Million to Support Literary Initiatives
At the end of April, the Ministry of Culture in Brazil announced investments of R$373.7 million (US$194.6 million) for 2012 in the Plano Nacional do Livro e Leitura (PNLL or National Plan for Books and...
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Can Brazil Build 39 Libraries Per Day Until 2020?
Among news of libraries crisis worldwide, journalist Paula Adamo Idoeta assessed Brazilian libraries’ situation for BBC Brazil. Some new libraries were built in impoverished metropolitan areas. One...
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Timeline of the Brazilian Publishing Marketplace: 1995-2012
Last year was a landmark year for Brazilian publishing market. Publishers and readers are beginning to shift to digital platforms, and now as 2013 starts, several international players — including as...
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$25 Monthly Cultural Vouchers Given to 18.8m Low Wage Workers
Culture Minister Marta Suplicy announced earlier this year the Vale Cultura, a US$25 monthly credit that will be given to low-wage workers to spend on cultural products and services, from books and...
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Ministry of Culture In, National Library Out
Marta Suplicy In Brazil, all book and reading promotion policies were under the responsibility of the Book, Reading and Literature Department, a sub-division of the Ministry of Culture division, called...
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Brazil One Step Closer to Allowing Unauthorized Biographies
On Tuesday, the Brazilian Congress approved the bill that authorizes publishing of images and biographical information of famous and public persons. The bill, known as the Biographies law, allows the...
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Ministry of Culture Moves Oversite of Book Policies Back to Brasilia
Marta Suplicy and Renato Lessa The ministry of culture (MinC) has been going through several structural changes since Marta Suplicy was appointed minister last year. Sociologist Renato Lessa took over...
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Brazil’s Government Debates Future of Digital Publishing
The digital debate in Brazil has moved to the seat of power: Brasilia. By Iona Teixeira Stevens The digital book is once again back in the spotlight. this time not a conference, course or a lecture...
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