From The Rio Times · Contributing Reporter · · 1m 30s
Brazil Sets 15-Day Call Bans to Curb Phone Scams
Brazil mandates 15-day call blocks for phone carriers to stop scam calls.
In brief
Brazil mandates 15-day call blocks for phone carriers to stop scam calls. Brazil requires phone carriers to authenticate calls and block lines making over 1,000 short calls daily for 15 days to curb phone scams. Originally reported by The Rio Times.
Brazil signs call authentication rule
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure forcing phone carriers to authenticate calls on their networks.
15-day call blocks for mass callers
Lines making over 1,000 short calls daily can be blocked for 15 days if 85% of calls are short.
Threshold for call blocking
A user must place more than 1,000 calls from one line or 10,000 across all lines within a day.
Short calls definition
Short calls are those not completed, sent to voicemail, or six seconds or less.
National phone number database
Carriers must create a national database listing phone number holders and business details.
Anatel's 60-day deadline
Anatel has 60 days to issue detailed rules for call authentication and blocking.
30-day enforcement period
The per-line call limit becomes enforceable after 30 days from publication.
US companies affected
US companies using Brazilian numbers need to display business names in the national database.
What's not known
The measure gives no figures on scam calls or how many lines would meet blocking criteria.
What comes next
Congress must approve the measure within 60 days for it to become permanent law.
The short version
Brazil requires phone carriers to authenticate calls and block lines making over 1,000 short calls daily for 15 days to curb phone scams.
