Brazil's President Signs New Rules to Support Video Game Industry
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Brazil's President Lula signed new rules for video games. These rules are part of a law called the games framework. The law helps people who make video games in Brazil.
The government will give easier credit to game companies. Credit means money that companies can borrow. Companies will also get lower interest rates on loans. This means they pay back less extra money.
The government also wants a national platform. A platform is a place online for something special. This platform will be for Brazilian video games.
Lula wants to help young people with this new law. Many young people in Brazil like making or playing video games. The government hopes this law will help the game industry grow.
Vocabulary15 words
- framework
- a set of rules for something
- credit
- money you can borrow
- interest rates
- extra money you pay back on a loan
- national platform
- a special online place for a whole country
- developers
- people who make games or software
- regulate
- to make official rules for something
- industry
- all companies that make the same kind of thing
- promise
- to say you will do something
- government
- the group that runs a country
- loan
- money a bank gives you that you pay back later
- company
- a business that sells things or services
- sign
- to write your name to make something official
- grow
- to become bigger
- young people
- people who are not old, often students or new workers
- online
- connected to the internet
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1. New rules for video games 2. Easier credit 3. Young people
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Brazil's President Lula signed new _____ for video games.
These rules are part of a law called the games _____.
The government will give easier _____ to game companies.
Companies will also get lower _____ on loans.
The government also wants a _____ platform.
This platform will be for Brazilian video _____.
Lula wants to help young _____ with this new law.
Many young people in Brazil like making or playing video _____.
The government hopes this law will help the game _____ grow.
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