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Leonardo Fontes [pt], still on the law that bans blogs from the elections in Brazil: “While the American presidential campaign takes place in the Internet with a strong debate that is the envy of any bar talk, our law wants to stop the best part about politics: the free expression of opinions and the free discussion of proposals. 2008 will be a great opportunity for civil disobedience, I want to see who will make my .com offline.
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