No fun intended: Brazil forbids election spoofing

[cory777]

Source: Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO – Make no joke about it, Brazil's presidential election is a serious affair, devoid of Jon Stewart's wry jabs, sidesplitting Top 10 lists or the "Saturday Night Live" cast lampooning politicians left and right that characterized the U.S. contest.

The reason? Brazilian TV and radio broadcasters are legally forbidden from making fun of candidates ahead of the nation's Oct. 3 election.

With the first wave of on-air political ads starting Tuesday, Brazil's comedians and satirists are planning to fight for their right to ridicule with protests in Rio de Janeiro and other cities Sunday.

They call the political anti-joking law — which prohibits ridiculing candidates in the three months before elections — a draconian relic of Brazil's dictatorship era that threatens free speech and is a blight on the reputation of Latin America's largest nation.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100817/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_elections_no_joking

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[dipsydoodle]

1. It's their country and their decision

I'd suggest all others keep their effing noses out.