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# Brazil Bans Beat ‘em Ups
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/brazil-bans-beat-8216-em-ups/
- Published: 1998-02-22T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-09T11:27:28.000Z
- Description: Brazil has banned the sale of a controversial computer game in which players gain points by stealing cars and killing policemen,…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: SEEDS, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:21

Brazil has banned the sale of a controversial computer game in which players gain points by stealing cars and killing policemen, according to the government's official gazette. In a decree Monday, the Justice Ministry ordered the removal of all copies of the PC CD-ROM "Grand Theft Auto" from shop shelves and imposed a fine of $8,580 on anyone found selling the product.  
  
The ministry considers the game dangerous because it trivializes robbery and murder and could incite younger players to violence, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. The game caused an outcry in Australia and Britain when it was released last year.  
  
(c) Reuters