Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their cellphones under a new law restricting the use of devices in schools

By Shanna Hanbury After 23 days of protests, Indigenous groups and teachers in the Brazilian state of Pará have successfully pressured Governor Helder Barbalho to revoke a controversial education law that favored online learning in remote communities and slashed benefits for teachers.

Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones as a new law restricting their use in schools takes effect. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a bill in January limiting smartphone access at schools,