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### Viewing cable 06SAOPAULO1206, FAVORABLE TRENDS IN FIGHTING IPR PIRACY IN SAO PAULO

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 SAO PAULO 001206

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    DEPT FOR WHA/BSC AND EB/TPP/IPE
    STATE PASS TO USTR FOR SCRONIN
    STATE PASS EXIMBANK
    STATE PASS OPIC FOR MORONESE, RIVERA, MERVENNE
    NSC FOR FEARS
    USDOC FOR 4332/ITA/MAC/OLAC
    USDOC FOR 3134/USFCS/OIO
    USDOC ALSO PASS PTO/OLIA
    TREASURY FOR OASIA, DAS LEE AND JHOEK
    DOJ FOR CMERRIAM
    AID/W FOR LAC/AA

    E.O. 12958:  N/A
    TAGS: KIPR ETRD ECON KJUS BR
    SUBJECT: FAVORABLE TRENDS IN FIGHTING IPR PIRACY IN SAO PAULO

    REF: SAO PAULO 675

    SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY

    Summary

    ¶1.  (U) Econoff met recently with Marcio Vaz Guimaraes de Souza
    Netto, the head of the Sao Paulo State Interagency Council to Combat
    Piracy, to discuss recent activities of the organization and new
    developments in the fight against piracy.  The Council has been
    reaching out to law enforcement in other states in an effort to
    consolidate forces.  It has also undertaken initiatives to educate
    and sensitize the public to the problem.  The divisions charged with
    confiscating pirated goods have seized approximately USD 18 million
    of merchandise as of September 2006, the result of nearly double the
    number of operations since 2002.  The city of Sao Paulo
    significantly reinforced its own anti-piracy fight with the signing
    of a new law that will cancel a business license should an
    establishment or street vendor be found participating in the sale of
    counterfeit goods.  Those involved in the sale of pirated goods and
    their customers are becoming more sophisticated, and the flood of
    contraband coming across the border with Paraguay remains a major
    concern.  End Summary.

    Background on the Council

    ¶2.  (U) The Interagency Council to Combat Piracy of Sao Paulo State
    (reftel) was created (at Post's urging) in January 2006 to present a
    more unified and organized effort to combat piracy.  According to
    Souza, piracy today in Sao Paulo State is surpassing drug profits
    and has become a sophisticated industry, with vendors specializing
    in certain high end brands.  Within the governmental structure, the
    Council is part of the State's Department of Investigations on
    Organized Crime.  The Council is composed of officials from seven
    state offices: Executive Office; Department of Justice; Department
    of Labor; Department of Culture; Department of Finance; Department
    of Science, Technology and Economic Development; Department of
    Public Health; and, the State Attorney General's Office.  Since
    January 2006, when the Council was officially organized and
    recognized by state law, it has coordinated its efforts with state
    law enforcement agencies and its counterpart on the federal level,
    the National Council to Combat Piracy (CNCP).

    Council Coordinates with Other States

    ¶3.  (U) Souza believes that it is now time for the Council to build
    upon its present momentum and work with other anti-piracy groups.
    In addition to the federal CNCP, there is an inter-institutional
    committee in Rio Grande do Sul State, a regional group associated
    with the federation of industries (FIRJAN) in Rio de Janeiro State,
    and a recently formed group in Minas Gerais state.  After the
    governors of Brazil's southern states met in early June with U.S.
    Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez to discuss IPR issues, the Sao Paulo

    SIPDIS
    Council convened a meeting on June 28 with Attorneys General from
    the southern states of Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso
    do Sul to discuss joint initiatives in combating piracy.

    ¶4.  (U) Souza further explained that the Council now takes a
    three-pronged approach to the problem of piracy:  education, law
    enforcement and prevention.  In coordination with the Entertainment

    SAO PAULO 00001206  002 OF 004

    Software Association (ESA) and the Brazilian Software Association
    (ABES), the Council has organized a series of one-day anti-piracy
    training seminars for public-sector workers in 11 cities from
    October to December, with training beginning in January 2007 for
    customs agents in ports in the states of Rio, Pernambuco, Rio Grande
    do Sul, Parana, Sao Paulo, Amazonas, Ceara, and Para.  Participants
    will be trained on the recognition of fraudulent merchandise and
    provide a complete review of existing laws and penalties.  Working
    with other state offices, the Council is involved in community
    projects to educate the public and create a less accepting populace.
     Examples are the Community Integration Centers (CICs) located
    within the neighborhoods and the Workers Posts (Postos de
    Atendimento ao Trabalhador - PAT), which are sponsored by the state
    Labor Department and approach the problem of piracy as it affects
    the local labor market.

    Paraguay Effect on Piracy in Brazil

    ¶5.  (U) Souza stated that although Sao Paulo does not border
    Paraguay, the piracy industry along the border with Paraguay has
    become a major problem for Sao Paulo State, with a large number of
    goods coming into Brazil via this route.  For example, according to
    the Paraguayan Ministry of Industry and Commerce, 378 million blank
    videotapes will be imported this year into Paraguay, yet only 3 - 5
    million will actually be used in Paraguay.  This implies that the
    other 372 million will be used elsewhere, most probably for the
    illegal tape industry in Brazil.  There is usually a link between
    piracy and organized crime, with drugs, arms and piracy co-existing
    in the Tri-border region.  The Council realizes that this is a
    sensitive and very dangerous combination, requiring carefully
    planned operations for the seizure of goods.  Souza also stated that
    the cost of these operations increases with the number of officers
    involved and the time to investigate a case, which impacts on the
    State's ability to carry out all investigations needed.

    Recent Trends in Piracy

    ¶6.  (U) Pirated goods have a more sophisticated clientele today, and
    many dealers are specializing in certain brand names, such as Louis
    Vuitton.  According to Brazilian law, in order to have piracy
    charges brought against an individual, the company must have a
    representative located here in Brazil who is willing to participate
    in the legal process.  Unfortunately, two of the most popular
    pirated brands in Brazil, Polo Sport and Ralph Lauren, do not have
    representatives here.  This results in seized merchandise being
    stockpiled for later destruction, with no criminal charges brought
    against the individuals involved.  Compounding this issue are
    several brand name representatives who desire only that the pirated
    goods be seized from the point of sale and have no interest in
    prosecuting the illegal merchandisers.  On the pharmaceutical side,
    Souza is seeing more incidence of fake medications in the Brazilian
    pirated market, which poses serious public safety issues since the
    medication is prepared without monitoring to ensure compliance with
    sanitary regulations.

    ¶7.  (U) The investigative and law enforcement arms for combating
    piracy are organized under the Department of Investigations of
    Organized Crime (DEIC).  Within the DEIC there is the Division of
    Investigations (DIG) which houses four offices with a total of 36
    investigative teams working in the following areas:  Material
    Property, Falsification, Fraud, and Electronic Property.  As of

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    September 2006, these teams were responsible for USD 18 million for
    the seizure of pirated goods in Sao Paulo State for this calendar
    year.  In dollar value, the top seven pirated items are: purses (3.8
    million), watches (2.8 million), clothing (2.5 million), tennis
    shoes (2 million), toys (1.3 million), blank DVDs (1.3 million), and
    musical CDs (1 million).

    Recent State Legislation on Combating Piracy

    ¶8.  (U) Assisting with the law enforcement process are two recent
    state laws (No.12.279 and 12.294) which allow for the cancellation
    of the license of any commercial establishment that acquires,
    stocks, or exports contraband or fake products.  Another recent law
    (No. 11/929/05) allows for the cancellation of licenses of gas
    stations involved in the sale of illegal gasoline products.  This
    new legislation has been responsible for the closing of 248 gas
    stations and 6 gasoline distributorships.  Souza stated, however,
    that more legislative changes are needed.  Under existing law, it
    takes approximately eight months for cases to wind through the legal
    process.  In order for an individual to be charged, each individual
    item seized must be listed by the officer, and all items must be
    warehoused for the trial.  Legislation has been introduced to allow
    the investigator to list confiscated property by weight, rather than
    individual itemization, thus eliminating this time consuming
    procedure.  Under this proposed bill, items would not need to be
    warehoused, but could be destroyed, especially products that may
    post potential health concerns.   Search warrants require the
    presence of a federal district attorney when police enter the
    property.

    Recent Anti-Piracy Law Passed by the City of Sao Paulo

    ¶9.  (U) The city of Sao Paulo has also recently passed new and
    harder-hitting legislation.  Decree No. 47.801, signed by the mayor
    on October 29, permits law enforcement authorities to cancel
    licenses of both shops and street vendors found selling pirated,
    illegally imported, or counterfeit goods.  This law was developed in
    response to the rising demands of the audio, video, fashion, toy,
    shoe, and perfume industries.  According to the Association for the
    Defense of Intellectual Property (Adepi), the audiovisual sector in
    Brazil had losses of USD 198 million last year due to piracy.
    Previously, police would conduct raids and seize pirated goods that
    were found, but the business would continue to operate.  It would
    quickly absorb its losses, restock, and continue to sell.  This
    facilitated the creation of "contraband mafias," according to
    leading daily newspaper "O Estado de Sao Paulo."  Galeria Page, a
    downtown shopping mall with many shops of pirated goods, has
    remained in business for over 40 years despite numerous seizures of
    goods.  The new law gives authorities the power to cancel the
    offender's license, thereby shutting down the business.

    ¶10.  (U)  According to Decree 47.801, those who have already had
    their licenses withheld under federal or state law and are charged
    under the municipal law will not be able to renew their licenses for
    10 years, and this will apply to all partners in the business.  The
    challenge for the city is in the numbers:  6,000 street vendors and
    30,000 establishments in Sao Paulo, and only 600 inspectors to
    enforce this law.  This is a daunting task considering that these
    600 workers already have the responsibility of enforcing present
    laws.  Many observers have expressed concern that this new law,
    instead of taking a bite out of illegal commerce, will probably

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    increase corruption, as more of these public workers will find an
    opportunity to be paid off and allow these illegal businesses
    operating freedom.

    Favorable Trends in IPR coordination and Legislation

    ¶11.  (SBU) Comment:  The Interagency Council to Combat Piracy in Sao
    Paulo State has made positive steps in the past year to confront the
    issue of piracy.  The Council considers piracy to be a global issue
    affecting all countries.  A recent national survey sponsored by
    Fecomercio in Rio de Janeiro reported that 42% of those surveyed had
    bought pirated goods this year, which in raw numbers would mean
    approximately 78 million Brazilians. Of those surveyed, 66% are
    aware of the negative consequences generated by illegal commerce,
    70% associate it with organized crime, and 79% believe that these
    sales hurt formal commerce, in addition to manufacturers and
    artists.  This survey highlights the extent of the problem, the
    urgent need to continue efforts to educate the public, and the
    necessity for stronger governmental and legal intervention.  Recent
    state legislation has enhanced the government's ability to deter
    piracy activity, and future legislation is being introduced that
    would make searching, processing, and itemizing of seized goods
    easier.  In addition, the city of Sao Paulo has now come forth with
    stronger legislation to combat piracy, adding much needed muscle to
    law enforcement efforts.  While Souza stressed that interest in
    combating piracy remains strong and the Council is active, much
    remains to be done to educate a highly accepting public that is
    still unaware of or unconcerned about the real damage done by piracy
    to the economy and the labor market.  We look forward to working
    with Governor-elect Jose Serra, who has been a strong advocate in
    fighting IPR piracy while Mayor of Sao Paulo, as well as with
    current Mayor Gilberto Kassab, in expanding our cooperation on IPR
    issues.  End Comment.

    ¶12. (U) This cable was cleared by Embassy Brasilia.

    McMullen

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