Media audiovisual law of Argentina: a paradigm for brazilian legislation?

Audiovisual Communication Services of Argentina, or Audiovisual Media Law, were regulated by Law n. 26.522, on October 10th, 2009. The legislation restricts the monopoly of channels, among other things. It was elaborated with sectors of civil society, gathered at the Coalition for Democratic Broadcasting, and aims the plurality of production and circulation of cultural goods. In Brazil, the debate for adoption of contemporary rules for broadcasting faces the pressures, the fragmentation of legislation and constitutional restraints. The purpose of this study is to discuss the structural changes of this sector after the end of military rule, resulting in the deregulation of telecommunications, both in Brazil and in Argentina. The article also seeks to identify the barriers that hinder the implementation of a contemporary legislation for the broadcasting of Brazil, as occurred in Argentina.