Celluloid Safety. (Trade Talk).Virtual sin just got safer in Brazil. All Brazil-made pornographic videos and erotic movies now must begin with a five-second warning exhorting viewers to "Practice safe sex. Use a condom." The requirement took effect in October under a new law sponsored by legislator LEGISLATOR. One who makes laws. 2. In order to make good laws, it is necessary to understand those which are in force; the legislator ought therefore, to be thoroughly imbued with a knowledge of the laws of his country, their advantages and defects; to Fernando Goncalves of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r . Another bill currently under debate in Congress would oblige actors in all porno films produced or imported into Brazil to wear condoms. Both pieces of legislation permit police to confiscate To expropriate private property for public use without compensating the owner under the authority of the Police Power of the government. To seize property. When property is confiscated it is transferred from private to public use, usually for reasons such as films that fail to comply. Brazil has won worldwide acclaim for AIDS prevention policies that include free medication for those infected with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and broad public information campaigns that promote the use of condoms. Carnaval revelers who bead bead Small object, usually pierced for stringing. It may be made of virtually any material—wood, shell, bone, seed, nut, metal, stone, glass, or plastic—and is worn or affixed to another object for decorative or, in some cultures, magical purposes. to Rio de Janeiro's Sambodromo for the annual samba parades, for example, find condoms tucked into their programs. The safe sex warnings and the in-movie condom use are seen as yet another element in the strategy. Largely through public policy efforts, Brazil cut AIDS deaths to less than 25% of the infected population in 1999, compared to 74% in 1990. |
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