Brazil forbids previous release of statistical data
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The Brazilian government announced on January 28 that the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ([[w:IBGE|IBGE]]) will have to provide the Ministry of Planning and Budget with all research data 48 hours before it is released to the press. The ministry will be responsible for checking the data before it becomes public.  All government employees with previous access to IBGE data will be required to keep it private or face prosecution.

According to the announcement, the objective is to organize the flow of information according to practices adopted in several other countries. Both the government and the IBGE deny claims of censorship and data manipulation.

IBGE is an independent public agency responsible for research in Brazil.

==See also==
*[http://www.ibge.gov.br/  Brazilian Institute of Statistics and Geography (IBGE)]

==References==
*{{source|url=http://www.estadao.com.br/nacional/noticias/2005/fev/01/97.htm
|pub=Estado de São Paulo(AE)
|author=
|title=Líder do PT não vê motivo de polêmica sobre IBGE
|date=February 1, 2005}} 

*{{source|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/dinheiro/ult91u93020.shtml
|pub=Folha de São Paulo(AF)
|author=
|title=IBGE e ministério negam possibilidade de censura e manipulação de dados
|date=January 31, 2005}} 

*{{source|url=http://www.ultimainstancia.com.br/noticias/ler_noticia.php?idNoticia=10792
|pub=Tribuna da Imprensa
|author=Leonardo Fuhrmann
|title=Ministro exige receber dados do IBGE com 48 horas de antecedência
|date=January 31, 2005}} 

*{{source|url=http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0%2C%2COI463965-EI306%2C00.html
|pub=Terra
|author=
|title=IBGE nega censura do governo a suas pesquisas
|date=January 31, 2005}} 

*{{source|url=http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0%2C%2COI462937-EI306%2C00.html
|pub=Terra
|author=
|title=Governo vai censurar dados de pesquisas do IBGE
|date=January 29, 2005}} 

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The Brazilian government announced on January 28 that the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) will have to provide the Ministry of Planning and Budget with all research data 48 hours before it is released to the press. The ministry will be responsible for checking the data before it becomes public.  All government employees with previous access to IBGE data will be required to keep it private or face prosecution.

According to the announcement, the objective is to organize the flow of information according to practices adopted in several other countries. Both the government and the IBGE deny claims of censorship and data manipulation.

IBGE is an independent public agency responsible for research in Brazil.

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