Brazil: Bill to establish protections for children in digital environment and responsibilities for platforms (PL 3910/2025) including age verification requirement was introduced to Chamber of Deputies

On 12 August 2025, a Bill to establish protections for children in digital environment and responsibilities for platforms (PL 3910/2025) including age verification requirement was introduced to the Chamber of Deputies. The provisions outline age verification and child protection measures for digital service providers. Under Article 24-A, platforms not designed for minors must implement mechanisms to actively prevent underage access, ensuring children and adolescents cannot use unsuitable services. Article 24-B requires providers targeting or accessible to minors to conduct risk assessments on their systems, evaluating potential impacts on young users' safety and health. They must ensure content aligns with appropriate age classifications and implement safeguards to block illegal or harmful material, including content that promotes inappropriate adultisation or sexualisation. Additionally, providers must prevent monetisation of such exploitative content. Article 24-C mandates that platforms hosting pornographic content enforce age barriers, prohibiting minors from accessing or creating accounts. To ensure compliance, statute 1 requires reliable age and identity verification mechanisms. Statute 2 restricts the use of collected verification data solely for age confirmation, prohibiting its processing for any other purpose. Article 24-K establishes penalties for non-compliance with obligations, including warnings, fines (up to 10% of revenue or per-user fines capped at BRL 50 million), temporary suspension, or activity prohibition. Fines from foreign companies are jointly liable with local entities, and collected funds go to the National Fund for Children and Adolescents.