The Government of Brazil is committed to replacing free software with another licensed software that comes thanks to Microsoft

Whenever we talk about _free_ software, a pairing comes to mind in which this type of computer program appears linked to government entities of all kinds and in a large number of countries. The use of this type of program is logical and more than recommended when it comes to public institutions especially for the economic savings that they can contribute to the public treasury.

The coffers of the state, of the town council on duty, of the appropriate entity, should not bear the costs of licenses and periodic updates that, after all, have repercussions on the taxpayer's pocketIt is a maxim that, however, is not always followed and this is what is happening now with the Government of Brazil.

And it is that the government of the great South American country has planned to abandon the use of _free_ software to instead sign a contract in exclusivity with Microsoft whereby those from Redmond would be in charge of supplying all the necessary products in the field of new technologies.

A striking decision by the government of Michel Temer after the replacement of Dilma Rousseff, who we remember, was set aside with rape charges of budget laws. A decision that was revealed a few days ago, specifically on November 11 when the Brazilian Government stated that for the sake of a better functioning of the administration it was thinking of acquiring certain Microsoft products.

This leap from _free_software_ to a licensed one is excused apart from improving the functioning of the state administration, for contributing to the standardization of the applications used in all departments related to the government.

So it seems that the Brazilian Government is above all interested in obtaining licenses for the use of the Office Suite and of course, Windows 10 and Windows ServerIt is expected that the agreement to be able to use Microsoft _software_ will close soon and that it can be used within the next 12 months.

This would close the domain of free distribution _software_ in Brazil, a process that began in 2003 and that apparently and according to government sources has been doomed to failure due to a lack of qualified professionals and a shortage of providers specialized in the type of programs required.

Via | ZDNet In Xataka | What if Open Source software disappeared?