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Brazil social media and AI regulation debate

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In Brazil, legislative efforts such as Bill 3046/26 have sought to regulate social media features like the ‘infinite scroll’ to protect mental health. Authored by Deputy Capitão Augusto, the bill targets platforms with over 2 million monthly active users. It proposes a mandatory five-minute break after a user views 30 consecutive videos, accompanied by a mental health alert. Non-compliance could result in fines between R$ 50,000 and R$ 5 million, with repeated violations potentially leading to the judicial suspension of the scrolling feature or the entire application. The debate has increasingly shifted toward the broader regulation of digital platforms and the oversight of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect democratic processes. Recent findings from the Observatório IA nas Eleições highlight the growing threat of AI-generated disinformation. A study covering January to August 2026 revealed that nearly 60% of analyzed political AI content failed to signal its synthetic nature, violating electoral rules. Deepfakes were identified as the primary method of manipulation, used in 81% of cases to alter the images or voices of public figures. Expanding on transparency measures, the federal government has implemented Joint Ordinance No. 3, requiring digital services with more than 1 million monthly active users to maintain a public repository of paid advertising. To support the ‘ECA Digital’ (Law No. 15.211/2025), the Federal Police have launched the National Center for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (CNCA). Since its Following the enactment in March 2026, of the ECA Digital has begun reshaping platform operations by prohibiting infinite scroll feeds and certain chat functions for younger users. In November 2026, Digital, also known as the Felca Law, YouTube announced new policies in Brazil requiring channel owners to November 2026 that creators must obtain judicial authorization from the Court of Childhood and Youth for videos featuring children and adolescents. Failure to comply may result in video demonetization or channel deletion. Under the Felca Law, companies violating regulations face fines of up to 10% of their Brazilian revenue, capped at R$ 50 million.

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