Entities representing filmmakers, screenwriters and other audiovisual professionals launched a public letter this Thursday (11) to support the position of Wagner Moura, who demanded greater commitment from the Lula government in discussions in Parliament on the streaming regulation project.
In the document, they claim that the responsible authorities have mismanaged the initiative politically and affirm that we cannot celebrate the “logic of the least possible damage as if it were a victory”.
The letter is a response from the sector to members of the Lula administration, uncomfortable with the criticisms made by the protagonist of “The Secret Agent”.
In a video published on Wednesday (10), Moura said that the current proposals to regulate streaming “are very bad, not only for the Brazilian cultural audiovisual sector — a sector that generates jobs, generates income, an important economic sector — but, in general, bad for Brazil, for self-esteem, for the autonomy of the country.”
He also asked that “the Ministry of Culture (MinC) of Brazil enters this game” and that “President Lula pays attention to it”.
In audios circulating on the networks, members of the government have refuted the artist’s statements, saying that the Congress elected in 2022 is unfavorable and that the best possible text for the project has been obtained.
In the letter, entitled “We are all Wagner Moura”, the audiovisual professionals affirm that when the government “committed itself as a group to a cause, it demonstrated its ability to articulate and obtain legislative victories – including in this same Congress, as in the case of the expansion of the exemption range for workers who receive up to R$ 5,000”.
They also claim that the process of regulating streaming “was carried out without effective and attentive listening to the segments historically responsible for the construction of cinema and television in Brazil.”
One of the main points of conflict is the fact that the bill approved in the House allows the majority of the amount owed by the large platforms to the Condecine (Contribution for the Development of the National Cinematographic Industry) to be deducted in the form of direct investment in licensing in the Brazilian productions they choose. The deduction limit will be 60%.
“By allowing 60% of public resources allocated to Brazilian audiovisual to be decided by foreign companies, the country abdicates its sovereign capacity to guide cultural policies of national interest,” indicates the letter.
Moura also gave his opinion on the subject. “This is money that should go to the Audiovisual Sector Fund and money that should be used to promote independent Brazilian production,” says the actor.
Condecine’s resources feed the Audiovisual Sector Fund, from which announcements for other types of promotion of the Brazilian film industry come.
The letter is signed by entities such as Abra (Brazilian Association of Screenwriters), Abraci (Brazilian Association of Cinematographers) and AEXIB (Association of Brazilian Exhibitors of Small and Medium-Sized Cinemas).
Since the beginning of the year, the sector has criticized the way in which the Ministry of Culture has acted on this issue.
with DIEGO ALEJANDRO, KARINA MATIAS and VICTORIA CÓCOLO
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