Buenos Aires – Elite Squad 2’s record performance – it became Brazil’s most popular film ever, and even eclipsed Avatar at the box office — seems to have encouraged Brazilian film protectionism to take a small step forward.
Presidential decree number 7414, which was made official last Friday, increases the screen quota for exhibition of local films in all Brazilian theaters. The order was one of the last government policies signed by outgoing President “Lula” da Silva before delivering office to Dilma Roussef, the first woman to be elected as Brazil’s head of state, who was sworn in on January 1st.
This type of protectionist policy has been implemented in the Brazilian film industry for decades, but it hadn’t been updated for some years. Since 2007, theaters were obligated to screen local productions for a minimum period of 28 days in the case of one-screen theaters. That number could go as high as 63 days for multiplexes.
Presidential decree number 7414, which was made official last Friday, increases the screen quota for exhibition of local films in all Brazilian theaters. The order was one of the last government policies signed by outgoing President “Lula” da Silva before delivering office to Dilma Roussef, the first woman to be elected as Brazil’s head of state, who was sworn in on January 1st.
This type of protectionist policy has been implemented in the Brazilian film industry for decades, but it hadn’t been updated for some years. Since 2007, theaters were obligated to screen local productions for a minimum period of 28 days in the case of one-screen theaters. That number could go as high as 63 days for multiplexes.
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