Through Article 5 of the Constitution of Brazil, Brazil places a high value on freedom of the press and provides citizens with the inviolability of privacy and private life. In addition, certain restrictions on press freedom have been established by legislative means. The Brazilian Civil Code (BCC), which was passed in 2002, introduced changes in the area of personality rights, including the right to private life. The BCC provides that the private life of natural persons is inviolable and that the courts, on application by an interested party, may adopt such measures as may be necessary to prevent any act contrary to the inviolability of private life or to cause such acts to cease.