The New York Times > Technology > Brazil: Free Software's Biggest and Best Friend

"'For this program to be viable, it has to be with free software,' said Sergio Amadeu, president of Brazil's National Institute of Information Technology, the agency that oversees the government's technology initiatives. 'We're not going to spend taxpayers' money on a program so that Microsoft can further consolidate its monopoly. It's the government's responsibility to ensure that there is competition, and that means giving alternative software platforms a chance to prosper.'"