Brazilian Judge Raphael Queiroz Campo has ordered all book stores to keep all copies of E.L. James erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" out of the reach of minors.
Brazilian Judge Raphael Queiroz Campo wasn't too pleased when he entered a book store and saw a young kid browsing through a copy of E.L. James' erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." He immediately issued an order to all bookstores to keep all copies of this novel out of the reach of everyone below the age of 18.
According to a statement issued by the Rio de Janeiro State Judiciary Department Thursday night, the content of the novel is inappropriate for minors. 64 books, out of which 11 were copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey" were removed from 2 bookstores in the region on the bases of its content being improper for youngsters. However, the books were back on the shelves the next day but were sealed and kept out of the reach of all minors.
The judge based his decision on a law that says "magazines and publications whose content is improper or inadequate for children and adolescents can only be sold if sealed and with warnings regarding their content."
While the book was the highest selling book in Brazil in the year 2012, not many people ordered the book off-shelves. However, the new order those were passed neither cut down on the book sales nor create an uproar among the locals.
Many libraries removed the trilogy from their shelves or didn't order copy of the books at all citing that the books were "too steamy" and "poorly written."