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Brazil: Expanding child online safety regime

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2026-10-14 23:53 UTC → 2026-10-21 00:55 UTC · added ~~removed~~

Brazil’s child-protection framework continues to expand through the Digital Child Statute (Law 15.211/2025) and the Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA Digital), which came into force in March 2026. The ECA Digital mandates protection by design, requiring providers to implement age verification, default privacy settings, parental supervision tools, and restrictions on loot boxes and targeted advertising. ~~While the~~ To support criminal investigations, Law No. 15.487 (enacted August 6, 2026) formalized ‘virtual patrol’ practices, allowing law ~~requires reliable mechanisms for platforms, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) is addressing technical privacy risks by exploring proportional methods, such as self-declaration,~~ enforcement to ~~avoid excessive collection of sensitive biometric data.~~ use specialized software to identify files related to child sexual violence in public digital environments. Legal actions against Discord have intensified following the suicide of a 13-year-old girl in Mato Grosso do Sul. ~~Following a preventive order from the ANPD, Discord suspended real-time video, screen-sharing, and ‘Go Live’ functionalities in Brazil. On August 27, 2026, the~~ The Brazilian Attorney General's Office (AGU) filed a lawsuit seeking 500 million reais in ~~damages. On~~ damages, alleging the platform contains ‘digital cracklands’ and ‘digital safaris’ where violence is permitted. In September ~~26,~~ 2026, ~~the ANPD rejected Discord’s request to resume live streaming, ruling that the company failed to provide sufficient technical evidence of implementation.~~ a Federal Court granted Discord ~~is currently appealing this decision~~ ten business days to propose a conciliation plan to enhance protections for women and minors. Meanwhile, the ~~ANPD.~~ ANPD has demanded explanations from Discord regarding reports that real-time video features remained available despite a preventive suspension order. In response to criticisms regarding the agency’s handling of the Discord ~~case—with Judge Vanessa Cavalieri describing~~ case, the ~~ANPD’s actions as an ‘omission’—the~~ ANPD launched a dedicated webpage on October 5, 2026, to receive reports on social media irregularities. ~~This channel allows users~~ Additionally, ANPD director Miriam Wimmer has called for increased parental supervision, noting that accounts for minors under 16 must be linked to ~~report failures in content removal, lack of~~ a legal ~~representation in Brazil, or inadequate mechanisms to prevent illicit content. Meanwhile,~~ guardian’s profile under the ~~suspension of Discord’s live features has reportedly led to an 800% increase in Brazilian users adopting VPN services to bypass restrictions.~~ new legislation.

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