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Title: Bully banned in Brazil
Post by: News Editor on April 10, 2008, 11:44:30 PM

Judge in South American state says "no obrigado" to Rockstar's controversial juvenile delinquency sim.

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Title: Bully banned in Brazil
Post by: Znib on April 11, 2008, 06:59:23 AM

From Gamespot:

With its massive festivals, topless beaches, and lawless favelas, Brazil has a reputation for being a place where anything goes.

Well, almost anything.

Today, the Associated Press reports that a Brazilian state has banned Rockstar Games' controversial juvenile delinquency sim Bully. According to the service, Judge Flavio Rabello has ordered the suspension of all sales of the game in Rio Grande do Sul, the southern most province of the massive South American country.

"The aggravating factor is that everything in [Bully] takes place inside a school," said Rio Grande do Sul state prosecutor Alcindo Bastos. "That is not acceptable."

Bully was released on the Xbox 360 and Wii in March, with the original PlayStation 2 version shipping in the US last year. In Brazil, the game is reportedly mainly distributed by JPF magazine, an attorney for which said the publication had not been informed of the judges' ruling.

US Rockstar reps also declined to comment on the ban to the AP, perhaps taking comfort in the fact their biggest game in years, Grand Theft Auto IV, has been cleared for release in the US and the UK.

Title: Bully banned in Brazil
Post by: Chrissy on April 15, 2008, 02:22:13 AM

Hypocrites.

Title: Bully banned in Brazil
Post by: Bully_Nut on April 15, 2008, 02:23:58 AM

Well you know what happens when something's banned, people want to see it even more.