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Coverage dated January 13, 2025

New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools

Headline from WHEC Rochester

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

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

  2. CNN

    Brazil restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools (opens CNN)

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    Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio 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.

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