Brazil: Bill on succession of digital assets (PL 4066/2025) was introduced in Chamber of Deputies

On 18 August 2025, the Bill on succession of digital assets (PL 4066/2025) was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies. The Bill defines digital inheritance as encompassing various digital assets, including virtual currencies, cryptocurrencies, copyrights over digital content, social media accounts, personal files, passwords, financial data on digital platforms, software licenses, monetised digital channels, advertising rights, and internet domain names. The Bill distinguishes between transmissible assets that have economic or sentimental value and non-transmissible content of a strictly personal or intimate nature. The Bill provides that access to digital assets by way of inheritance shall depend on judicial authorisation. It would require the judicial appointment of "digital estate administrator," a specialised professional who would be appointed to access, inventory, and manage digital assets during probate proceedings. The administrator would work under court supervision to determine which assets can be transmitted to heirs while protecting the deceased's privacy and third-party rights. The Bill also allows individuals to establish succession of such assets through wills or other legal instruments, including options for profile deletion, memorial creation, or ownership transfer.