Na 5ª Vara Criminal de Campinas, in São Paulo, was proferida a primeira criminal conviction for piracy of audiovisual content in the history of Brazil. He was sentenced to five years, four months and 17 days in prison.
This historical framework is not linked to the consumption of pirated material, but to the illegal transmission of content on IPTV and the illicit sale of these services.
The denunciation was presented by Aliança Contra a Pirataria of Televisão Paga (Alizana). You are using electronic devices that allow you to access the administration panel of an illegal IPTV service. With more than 20 million registered clients, he has accumulated a fortune of more than R$4 million per year.
The esquema involves a sale of packages of television channels paid for by values which vary from R$ 20 to R$ 200 mensais, depends on the amount of content unlocked. The sentence is based on the Brazilian Penal Code, in particular on the articles that deal with violations of automatic rights and crimes against the relationship to consumption.
The process takes place in the second phase of the Operation 404, launched in 2020, This objective is to dismantle criminal organizations engaged in the marketing of computer pirates or illegal TV devices. These devices are intended for transmission of streaming platforms or channels by assimilation without permission.
This condensation establishes a significant precedent that can expedite the judgment of similar cases. At the start of 2023, the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) launched nearly 4 million pirate TV box servers.
Operation 404, which arrived in November 2019 and is already on hold, already has its distinct phases. These actions are coordinated by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security of Brazil, in collaboration with civil police and international agents from the United Kingdom, Peru, the United States and Argentina.