Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary, high schools

Exceptions allowed in case of emergencies, educational purposes, disabilities

20250114 Brazil restricts smartphone use

An Indigenous Tembe mother and daughters take photos on their smartphones outside a school in Tenetehar Wa Tembe village in the Brazilian state of Para in May 2023.  © AP

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.

The move will impact students at elementary and high schools across the South American nation starting in February. It provides a legal framework to ensure students only use such devices in cases of emergency and danger, for educational purposes, or if they have disabilities and require them.

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