In Brazil, politicians and young social media users are arguing over possible Internet restrictions. A series of bills is being proposed which may require Brazilian Internet users to provide their full identities online.

TIME reported that the Brazilian congress is discussing several bills that will require Internet users in the country to provide their full name, home address and taxpayer ID on every website they use. The objective is to offer protection and stop libelous remarks online. Offended individuals can apply online to have the violators removed from the Internet. There will also be increased penalties for defamation.

“Congressmen do not like the Internet as people say bad things about them online, especially given how many of them are currently accused of corruption,” said Ronaldo Lemos, director of Brazil’s Institute of Technology and Society, in the same TIME report.

He added, “They are obsessed with libel and defamation. This law will make it easier to find and prosecute perpetrators. They have a very low tolerance to criticism, they are not used to it like politicians in the U.S. and feel they should have legal remedies.”

EFF said that the Marco Civil Da Internet is the online bill of rights in Brazil, which contained several protections for freedom of expression and online privacy. The new bill, PL215/2015, however, is said to undermine what the Marco Civil Da Internet sought to achieve.

Many complained how the provision of full identities to authorities would allow the latter to have free reign over their personal data without the need of a warrant. The rich and powerful, particularly corrupt politicians, could instantly delete negative remarks against them, adds EFF. The new bill puts a huge limitation on citizens’ freedom of expression and to openly discuss pertinent issues in the same forum without fear of being discriminated or targeted by powerful entities.

The New York Times wrote that Brazil is one of the biggest Facebook and YouTube markets in the world. Several Brazilians dubbed the new bill, “The Spy Bill,” for interfering with what they believe are supposed to be basic rights they can freely exercise as citizens.

Three decades before, Brazilians surfaced from authoritarian rule, making them extra-sensitive to such interferences, adds the publication. Although Brazil initially appeared to be developing quickly, especially in terms of digital freedom, it seems that politicians are gearing to be more stringent in cyber surveillance and censorship - much to the dismay of citizens and social media sites.

More updates and details on The Spy Bill are expected soon.