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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___

 

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BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
ITEM 6.8 OF THE RULES OF DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS (1)
September 30, 2006 ⁽²⁾

ITEM	RELATED PARTIES CONTRACT  SUBJECT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONTRACT	RELATION  WITH BRASIL TELECOM S.A.	ORIGINAL AMOUNT		MATURITY OR TERM	CONDITIONS FOR CANCELLATION OR MATURITY	BALANCE
			R$ thousand	Date			R$ thousand	Date
01	Private Debenture	Controlling Company   (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	1,300,000	01/27/2001	07/27/2006	Matured on 07/27/2006	0.00	09/30/2006
02	Non-remunerated guarantee Consórcio Voa	Controlled Company	2,808	12/27/1999	06/26/2007	Matured on 08/18/2006	0.00	09/30/2006
03	Non-remunerated guarantee - 2000 BNDES Loans	Controlling Company   (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	2,191,644	11/28/2000	12/17/2007		529,149	09/30/2006
04	Remunerated guarantee - 2002 BNDES Loans	Controlling Company   (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	325,470	10/15/2002	12/17/2007		56,099  (0.12% p.a.)	09/30/2006
05	Remunerated guarantee - FCO Loan	Controlling Company  (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	20,000	03/12/2003	01/01/2008		6,737 (0.12% p.a.)	09/30/2006
06	Remunerated guarantee - FCO Loan	Controlling Company  (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	30,000	04/19/2006	04/01/2008		30,996  (0.12% p.a)	09/30/2006
07	Non-remunerated guarantee - Resolution 63	Controlling Company   (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	100,055	01/31/2000	04/01/2011		41,464  (0.5% p.s.)	09/30/2006
08	Inter-company Loan	Controlling Company   (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	79,134	02/02/1999	07/01/2014		47,981  (US$ + 1.75% p.a.)	09/30/2006
09	Remunerated guarantee- 2004 BNDES Loans	Controlling Company   (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	1,245,462	08/26/2004	04/15/2011		1,119,423  (0.42% p.a.)	09/30/2006
10	Remunerated guarantee Public Debenture (3rd Public Issuance)	Controlling Company   (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	500,000	07/05/2004	07/05/2009		517,953 (0.42% p.a.)	09/30/2006
11	Lease Contract for Tax Credit	Controlling Company	64,104	02/23/2006	08/22/2006	Matured on 08/31/2006	0.00	09/30/2006
12	Operational and Financial Resources Sharing Contract	Controlling Company   (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	3,548	01/02/2006	01/02/2007		919	09/30/2006
13	Pledge Agreement	Controlling Company	155,294 (3) (0.12% a.a.)	03/30/2006	12/31/2006		155,294	09/30/2006
14	Sponsorship Agreement - BrTi	Controlled Company	500	06/20/2006	09/20/2006	Matured on 09/20/2006	0.00	09/30/2006
15	Remunerated guarantee Public Debenture (3rd Public Issuance)	Controlling Company   (Brasil Telecom S.A.)	1,080,000	06/01/2006	06/01/2013		1,132,657  (0.42% p.a.)	09/30/2006

(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$;200,000 or 1% of the Company’s Shareholders Equity, whichever is higher.
(2) Non-audited data
(3) This is the amount for guarantee limit. Therefore, Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. is remunerated by Brasil Telecom S.A. in the amount of R$ 214,000.
(4) Brasil Telecom S.A. is the leading party of the pool (Consórcio Voa).

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