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Brazil focus: the government’s on-off war with WhatsApp

Brazilian authorities have twice blocked access to WhatsApp, infuriating millions of app users. The issue illustrates the ongoing tension between the desire to protect personal privacy and also to pursue criminals. When nearly everyone has a mobile computer (smartphone) and a data connection and a messaging app, it means everyone…

MEFMay 19, 2016

MEF LatAm Mobile Advertising Regulation

[Infographic] Mobile advertising in Brazil

Brazil's economic growth is well documented. It is a mobile first country with 50 per cent of all households using mobile as their primary means for communicating and getting online. Today that's a mix of feature phones and smartphones but by 2018, one third of the country is predicted to…

Tim BanksMay 3, 2016

MEF LatAm Opinions Regulation VAS

The Brazilian miracle of the multiplication of SIM cards is over

Brazil loves mobile. The roll out of 4G networks and the increased adoption of smartphones are gathering pace in a country which in this Olympic year, is keen to show its maturity on the world stage. Here Fernando Paiva, Brazilian mobile industry journalist and editor of the daily news website Mobile Time discusses how…

MEFFebruary 22, 2016

MEF LatAm Privacy Regulation

Mobile privacy and data protection in Brazil

Rafael Pellon, MEF LatAm advisor and partner at Focaccia, Amaral e Salvia Advogados, here explores the latest developments in the arena of digital privacy in Brazil, taking an in-depth look at the sweeping legal and regulatory changes coming into force as 180 million internet users become increasingly aware of the…

MEFNovember 23, 2015

MEF LatAm Regulation

Brazil Focus: the Smartphone Market

In this special country focus, we look at how local tax laws have shaped what is now the world’s fourth largest market for smartphones. In the summer of 2014 armed thieves pulled off an audacious and very successful armed raid of Samsung's factory in Campinas, Brazil. They loaded seven trucks with notebooks,…

MEFSeptember 30, 2015

10 things MEF LatAm Regulation VAS

10 things you need to know about the mobile market in Brazil

With MEF Connects Sao Paulo just a week away, Ricardo Bastos, General Manager for MEF LatAm shares his top 10 things you need to know about mobile in Brazil, an essential rundown for doing business in the exciting Brazilian marketplace. 1) It’s huge! With a population of 200 Million, Brazil…

MEFApril 28, 2015

Analytics Regulation

The 2014 Mobile Market in Brazil [Infographic]

With global attention still on Brazil for the final stages of the World Cup, US Media Consulting has put together this timely infographic offering key stats for Brazil’s mobile market. Brazil has 134% mobile penetration while smartphones account for 18% of the mobile market for example. Earlier this year MEF's LatAm Chairman…

MEFJuly 7, 2014

Brazil focus: the government’s on-off war with WhatsApp

[Infographic] Mobile advertising in Brazil

The Brazilian miracle of the multiplication of SIM cards is over

Mobile privacy and data protection in Brazil

Brazil Focus: the Smartphone Market

10 things you need to know about the mobile market in Brazil

The 2014 Mobile Market in Brazil [Infographic]

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Brazil focus: the government’s on-off war with WhatsApp

[Infographic] Mobile advertising in Brazil

The Brazilian miracle of the multiplication of SIM cards is over

Mobile privacy and data protection in Brazil

Brazil Focus: the Smartphone Market

10 things you need to know about the mobile market in Brazil

The 2014 Mobile Market in Brazil [Infographic]

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