Brazilian advisory rating system

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Advisory rating
Classificação Indicativa
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16
18
Age ranges used in the advisory rating.
AbbreviationClassInd
Formation1990; 31 years ago (1990)
PurposeRating body
HeadquartersBrasília, Federal District, Brazil
Parent organization
Ministry of Justice
Websitejustica.gov.br/seus-direitos/classificacao culturadigital.br/classind/

The advisory rating (Portuguese: Classificação Indicativa, abbreviated ClassInd) is a content rating system for the classification of movies, games and television programs in Brazil. The ClassInd rating system is controlled by the Advisory Rating Coordination (Coordenação de Classificação Indicativa) of the Department of Justice Politics (Departamento de Políticas de Justiça). It is established on the National Secretariat of Justice (Secretaria Nacional de Justiça) of the Ministry of Justice.

Staff[]

The staff consists of about 30 people, including raters and the administrative staff, having passed public service exams, with various academic backgrounds. These content rating analysts undergo continuous training, and never affix a rating individually. All works are watched by at least two analysts separately and if there is no consensus, the analysis group is broadened.[1]

Analyses and criteria[]

The criteria that guide the public policy of the content rating are supported under 3 broad themes—sex, drugs, and violence—content considered inappropriate to the upbringing of children and adolescents. The analysis is made counterbalancing the frequency, relevance, context, intensity and importance to the plot of scenes, dialogues and images containing violence, drug use and sex/nudity. This margin of subjectivity ensures flexibilities that are critical to the process and the rating result. The analyses consist of three steps: factual description, thematic description and age grading. When the process is finished, it is subjected to the coordination, and finally to the director of the department, who makes the order for publication on the Brazilian Official Journal, along with small content descriptors. The criteria for rating the works were developed taking into account national and international studies and public hearings in all regions across Brazil, including public debates, both face-to-face and online.[1]

Aiming to provide an instrument for the choice of the family, the Practical Guide was created, which claims to bring transparency and objectivity to the public policy of the content rating, showing detailed analysis criteria, subdivided by age groups. They can serve broadcasters, producers and distributors of movies and games and also families and society in general.[1]

The objectivity of the analysis departs from moral considerations and moralistic views.[1] The Ministry of Justice specifically cited that sexual orientation does not aggravate the rating and that, in fact, showing material of respect and encouragement to diversity can attenuate the rating.[2] They also specified that their job is to give an advisory rating for parents, therefore, they do not have any legal right to ban, demand cuts or refuse to rate any work.[3]

Works[]

Films and television programs[]

People under the minimum age indicated by the rating can watch the movie and/or TV program only if accompanied by their parents (the accompanying guardian must be of 18 years of age or older), except for 18-rated movies on the cinemas.[4] Films for cinema and DVD/Blu-ray releases are previously rated by the ClassInd. TV programs are rated by their own broadcasters and therefore the rating can be accepted or denied if considered inappropriate.[5]

Video games[]

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) system was de facto adopted by some Brazilian distributors, consequence of working with North American publishers, and was not translated from English or adapted to the Brazilian culture, being inappropriate for the Brazilian market and leaving most consumers uninformed. It was introduced by Senator José Gregori, that the growing game market in Brazil needed bigger control over the countless games sold in the country every day.

Since 2001, games are rated in Brazil by the Department of Justice, Rating, Titles and Qualification, part of the Ministry of Justice.[6]

The ClassInd rating system is the same for games, films and television programs. Rating is mandatory for all games released in Brazil. However, after becoming a member of the International Age Rating Coalition in 2013, it became easier for digitally distributed games to receive a ClassInd rating.

Rating ranges[]

NOTE: There are also operational descriptions of attenuating and aggravating elements, such as scene composition, relevance, frequency, motivation, among others, that can interfere on the final rating.[5]

Icon Description
DJCTQ - L.svg
Livre (General Audiences): This Rating is suitable for all audiences:
Violence: Fantasy violence; ; ; .
Sex and Nudity: .
Drugs: .
DJCTQ - 10.svg
Não recomendado para menores de dez anos (Not recommended for minors under ten): The following contents are accepted for this age range:
Violence: ; ; distress; ; ; derogatory language.
Sex and Nudity: .
Drugs: ; ; .
DJCTQ - 12.svg
Não recomendado para menores de doze anos (Not recommended for minors under twelve): The following contents are accepted for this age range:
Violence: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; verbal aggression; obscenity; bullying; corpses; sexual harassment; ; .
Sex and Nudity: ; sexual innuendo; ; masturbation; coarse language; ; ; sexual appeal.
Drugs: ; ; ; .
DJCTQ - 14.svg
Não recomendado para menores de quatorze anos (Not recommended for minors under fourteen): The following contents are accepted for this age range:
Violence: ; social stigma/prejudice.
Sex and Nudity: ; ; crude language; sexual intercourse; prostitution.
Drugs: ; ; ".
DJCTQ - 16.svg
Não recomendado para menores de dezesseis anos (Not recommended for minors under sixteen): The following contents are accepted for this age range:
Violence: Rape; sexual exploitation; sexual coercion; torture; mutilation; suicide; ; abortion, death penalty, euthanasia.
Sex and Nudity: ; .
Drugs: ; .
DJCTQ - 18.svg
Não recomendado para menores de dezoito anos (Not recommended for minors under eighteen): The following contents are accepted for this age range:
Violence: Apology to violence; Cruelty; Child abuse, any violence involving minors.
Sex and Nudity: Explicit sex; Complex/strong impact sexual situation.
Drugs: Apology to the use of illegal drugs.

Former ratings[]

Icon Description
DJCTQ - ER.svg
Especialmente recomendado para crianças e adolescentes (Especially recommended for children and teenagers)
This film and/or TV program does not contain any inappropriate contents, but it may be better understood by children older than 9 years of age and teenagers. This rating was abandoned in 2008.

Content descriptors[]

Information on the rating system includes content descriptors which are a summary of the main rating indicators inserted in the work rated. The list of descriptors explains the rating system and also informs parents and guardians about the type of content that the work contains. For instance, a work rated as "10 years old" and with the descriptor "Violence" will contain light violent scenes, while a work rated as "16 years old" and the same descriptor will show stronger violent scenes. Below is a list of the twelve terms used in the rating system:[5]

  1. Violência (Violence);
  2. Violência Extrema (Extreme Violence);
  3. Conteúdo Sexual (Sexual Content);
  4. Nudez (Nudity);
  5. Sexo (Sex);
  6. Sexo Explícito (Explicit Sex);
  7. Drogas (Drugs);
  8. Drogas Lícitas (Legal Drugs);
  9. Drogas Ilícitas (Illegal Drugs);
  10. Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language);
  11. Atos Criminosos (Criminal Acts);
  12. Conteúdo Impactante (Shocking Content).

Requesting a rating[]

In order to request a Qualification Rating, one will have to provide a documentation (in a Portuguese-language form) which explains why a media (game/TV show, etc.) is recommended or not to a certain rating. A preview of that media is also compulsory to avoid mistakes during media verification.

The document will have to be sent to the Department of Justice, Rating, Titles and Qualification. There's no fee to get the rating and the process from the documents reception to the official rating can take about 20 days.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Portal Colaborativo da Classificação Indicativa -". culturadigital.br. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Centerplex Cinemas - Lei da Classificação Indicativa". www.centerplex.com.br. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Practical Guide Content Rating Archived 29 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)
  6. ^ http://portal.mj.gov.br/services/DocumentManagement/FileDownload.EZTSvc.asp?DocumentID={5285EF7E-6023-419E-8669-88DE64D53A6A}&ServiceInstUID={59D015FA-30D3-48EE-B124-02A314CB7999}[permanent dead link]

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