A rape scene in the soap opera “Valor da Vida”, which aired on TVI in 2019, could cost a station between 20,000 and 150,000 euros after the Media Regulatory Authority (ERC) decided to initiate administrative offense proceedings for violating the provision article 27, paragraph 4, of the Law on Television and Audiovisual Services on Demand.
These are two speeches against TVI concerning the January 12 (Saturday) broadcast of Valor da Vida condemning the broadcast of the “rape/sexual abuse scene” of a woman starring Ruben Gomez (Arthur) and Carolina. Casting (Camilla) – at 10:00 pm, “no red ball fielding, in a program that countless families, including children, routinely see.”
In the ERC discussion, one can read that TVI defended itself by arguing that “the manifestation of physical violence or harsher language is acceptable if it is properly contextualized, not overpowered, and certain requirements are met. What happens in a particular case.
However, the regulator, based on the need to ensure the protection of the most sensitive audiences, such as minors, understood that “the content present in the analyzed episode may have a negative impact on the formation of the personality of children and adolescents” and confirmed that the episode was shown “between 21:40 and 10:30 p.m., on Saturday, without a permanent broadcast of the corresponding visual identifier.”
Author: Sonia Diaz
Source: CM Jornal
