“We cannot allow humanism to be replaced by algorithms,” the Brazilian president said after signing the new law.
Children in Brazil will not be able to use their mobile phones at school from next month, after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a bill restricting their use, following a global trend for such limitations.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds up a bill that restricts the use of mobile phones in schools nationwide, during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia.Education Minister Camilo Santana told journalists that children were going online at early ages, making it harder for parents to keep track of what they do, and that restricting smartphones at school would help them.
“ is tough, but necessary. It is useful for them to do searches for school, but to use it socially isn’t good,” said Ricardo Martins Ramos, 43, father of two girls, and the owner of a hamburger restaurant in Rio de Janeiro. “Kids will interact more.”His 13-year-old daughter Isabela said her classmates struggled to focus during class because of their smartphones. She approved the move, but didn’t see it as enough to improve the learning environment for everyone.
Gabriele Alexandra Henriques Pinheiro, 25, works at a beauty parlour and is the mother of a boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. She also agreed with the restrictions, but said adults would continue to be a bad example of smartphone use for children.
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