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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
THROUGH April 22, 2008

(Commission File No. 1-15256)
 

 
BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
BRAZIL TELECOM COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 


SIA Sul, Área de Serviços Públicos, Lote D, Bloco B
Brasília, D.F., 71.215-000
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Regristrant's principal executive offices)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)__.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)__.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ______ No ___X___

If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):



BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
ITEM 6.8 OF THE RULES OF DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS (1)
March 31, 2008 (2)

               
ITEM    RELATED PARTIES CONTRACT 
S
UBJECT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONTRACT 
  RELATION WITH
THE
 COMPANY 
  ORIGINAL AMOUNT    MATURITY OR
T
ERM 
  CONDITIONS FOR CANCELLATION OR MATURITY    BALANCE 
   
R$ thousand    Date        R$ thousand    Date 
                 
01
  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 20 million – FCO Loan    Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)
  20,000    Mar/12/2003    Jan/02/2008        0   Mar/31/2008 
                 
02    Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 30 million – FCO Loan    Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)
  30,000    Apr/19/2006    Apr/01/2011        23,333    Mar/31/2008 
                 
03   Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on a loan up to the amount of US$ 46.387 million – 63 Resolution    Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)
  100,055    Jan/31/2000    Jul/31/2013        20,873    Mar/31/2008 
                 
04    Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 1,268 million – 2004 BNDES Loans    Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)
  1,245,462    Aug/26/2004    Apr/15/2011        724,618    Mar/31/2008 
                 
05    Pledge Agreement contract by the rate of 0.12% p.a., established between Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. in order to issue performance bond.    Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)
     104,021(3)    Mar/31/2008    Dec/05/2012(4)        105,608    Mar/31/2008 
                 
06    Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on the debentures’ issuance in the amount of R$ 1,080 million – 4th Public Debentures’ Issuance    Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)
  1,080,000    Jun/01/2006    Jun/01/2013        1,118,158    Mar/31/2008 
                 
07    Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 2,104 million – 2006 BNDES Loans    Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)
  800,000    Nov/21/2006    May/15/2014        1,421,856    Mar/31/2008 
                 
08    Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 259.1 million – 2008 BNDES Loans    Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)
  100,000    Mar/17/2008    Sep/15/2017        100,364    Mar/31/2008 
                 

(1) The Company have to inform all contracts (independently of being only one or various contracts, having the same purposes or not) that reach, in a 1-year period, R$200,000 or 1% of the Company’s Shareholders Equity, whichever is higher.
(2) Non-audited data
(3) Refers to the guaranteed value on the contract on Mar/31/2008. The Final Balance is consolidated with all current obligations (guarantee -insurance policy), regardless of the contract that it refers to.
(4) Maturity of the last obligation assumed.


 
SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 22, 2008

 
BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
By:
/SPaulo Narcélio Simões Amaral

 
Name:  Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
Title:     Chief Financial Officer
 

 

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