Motion Picture Rating System - Brazil

Brazil

Films are rated in Brazil by the DJCTQ (Departamento de Justiça, Classificação, Títulos e Qualificação – Department of Justice, Rating, Titles and Qualification), which is run by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice (Ministério da Justiça). Any film not rated 18 can be watched by someone below the film's minimum age if accompanied by the parent or guardian. The same rating system is also used for Brazilian television.

The DJCTQ uses the following system, as depicted in the 2012 Practical Guide Content Rating:

• L Livre para Todos os Públicos (General Audiences - "GA"): This classification applies to works which contain predominantly positive contents and which do not bring unsuitable elements subject to ratings to ages higher than 10, such as the ones listed below:

Violence: Fantasy violence; display of arms with no violence; deaths with no violence; bones and skeletons with no violence.

Sex and Nudity: Non-erotic nudity.

Drugs: Moderate or insinuated use of legal drugs.

• 10 Não Recomendado para Menores de 10 Anos (Not recommended for ages under 10 - "PG-10"): The following contents are accepted for this age range:

Violence: Display of arms with violence; fear/tension; distress; bones and skeletons with signs of violent acts; criminal acts without violence; derogatory language.

Sex and Nudity: Educational contents about sex.

Drugs: Oral description of the use of legal drugs; discussion on the issue "drug trafficking"; medicinal use of illegal drugs.

• 12 Não Recomendado para Menores de 12 Anos (Not recommended for ages under 12 - "PG-12"): The following contents are accepted for this age range:

Violence: Violent act; body injury; description of violence; presence of blood; victim's grief; natural or accidental death with violence; violent act against animals; exposure to danger; showing people in embarrassing or degrading situations; verbal agression; obscenity; bullying; corpses; sexual harassment; overvaluation of the physical beauty; overvaluation of consumption.

Sex and Nudity: Veiled nudity; sexual innuendo; sexual fondling; masturbation; foul language; sex content language; sex simulation; sexual appeal.

Drugs: Use of legal drugs; inducing the use of legal drugs; irregular use of medication; mention to illegal drugs.

• 14 Não Recomendado para Menores de 14 Anos (Not recommended for ages under 14 - "PG-14"): The following contents are accepted for this age range:

Violence: Intentional death; stigma/prejudice.

Sex and Nudity: Nudity; erotization; vulgarity; sexual intercourse; prostitution.

Drugs: Insinuation of the use of illegal drugs; verbal descriptions of the use of illegal drugs; discussion on the "decriminalization of illegal drugs".

• 16 Não Recomendado para Menores de 16 Anos (Not recommended for ages under 16 - "PG-16"): The following contents are accepted for this age range:

Violence: Rape; sexual exploitation; sexual coercion; torture; mutilation; suicide; gratuitous violence/banalization of violence; abortion, death penalty, euthanasia.

Sex and Nudity: Intense sexual intercourse.

Drugs: Production or trafficking of any illegal drug; use of illegal drugs; inducing the use of illegal drugs.

• 18 Não para Menores de 18 Anos (Not for ages under 18 - "PG-18"): Persons younger than 18 years of age are prohibited from viewing the film. The following contents are accepted for this age range:

Violece: Violence of high impact; exaltation, glamorization and/or incitement to violence; cruelty; hate crimes; pedophilia.

Sex and Nudity: Explicit sex; complex/strong impact sexual intercourses (incest, group sex, violent fetish and pornography overall).

Drugs: Inciting the use of illegal drugs.

Note: There is also operational descriptions of attenuating and aggravating elements that can interfere on the final rating.

Rating no longer used:

• ER Especialmente Recomendado para Crianças e Adolescentes (Especially Recommended for Children and Teenagers): This rating meant that the film was especially advised for children and teenagers.