Brazil: Senate adopted Bill on protection of children and adolescents in digital environments (PL 2628/2022) including content moderation obligations

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Senate adopted Bill on protection of children and adolescents in digital environments (PL 2628/2022) including content moderation obligations

On 27 August 2025, the Senate adopted the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments (PL 2628/2022). The Bill outlines principles for the use of digital products and services by minors, requiring that their use be gui…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2022-10-18
under deliberation

On 18 October 2022, the Law for the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments …

2024-12-06
under deliberation

On 6 December 2024, the Law for the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments …

2025-08-20
under deliberation

On 20 August 2025, the Chamber of Deputies passed the Bill on the protection of children and adoles…

2025-08-27
adopted

On 27 August 2025, the Senate adopted the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in dig…

2025-09-17
adopted

On 17 September 2025, the President signed the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents i…

2026-03-17
in force

On 17 March 2026, the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments (L…