An open letter published by Coalizão Direitos na Rede (Internet Rights Coalition) during this year's Brazil Internet Forum (a regional meeting prior to the global Internet Governance Forum) criticised the military's poor record when it comes to respecting civil liberties in Brazil (Brazil was governed by a United States-supported military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985):
Barua ya wazi iliyochapishwa na Direitos na Rede (Muungano wa Kugombea Haki za Mitandao) wakati wa Jukwaa la Intanet Brazili (mkutano wa kanda ulioutangulia mkutano wa ulimwengu kuhusu uendeshaji wa Intaneti) ilikosoa rekodi mbaya ya jeshi katika kuheshimu uhuru wa raia katika mwaka huu (Brazil ilitawaliwa na Marekani-ikisaidiwa na utawala wa kiimla wa jeshi kuanzia 1964 mpaka 1985):