Brazil: President signed Bill on protection of children and adolescents in digital environments, including design requirements (Law No. 15,211)

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President signed Bill on protection of children and adolescents in digital environments, including design requirements (Law No. 15,211)

On 17 September 2025, the President signed the Bill on the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments into Law No. 15,211. The Law requires providers of digital products and services directed at or accessible to children to incorporate safety and well-being considerations into their design. They must conduct risk management, ensure age-appropriate content, prevent access to illegal or manifestly inappropriate material, avoid compulsive use through default settings, and clearly display the recommended age group for each service. The Act also establishes parental supervision rights. Providers must give parents, guardians and children accessible information about risks, security and privacy measures. They are required to offer easy-to-use parental supervision tools that allow account and privacy management, restriction of purchases, monitoring of contacts and usage time, and activation or deactivation of safeguards, with all options available in Portuguese. Finally, products and services used for child monitoring must include secure mechanisms to ensure the integrity and protection of images, sounds and other information collected and transmitted to parents or guardians.

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Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, technological consumer goods, software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-08-20
under deliberation

On 20 August 2025, the Chamber of Deputies approved the Bill on the protection of children and adol…

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 protection of children and adolescents in digital environments, inclu…