Brazil: Bill establishing minimum requirements and mandatory certification regime for age verification mechanisms in digital services and applications, including interoperability requirements was introduced to Chamber of Deputies

On 6 February 2026, the Bill establishing minimum requirements and a mandatory certification regime for age verification mechanisms in digital services and applications was introduced to the Chamber of Deputies. The Bill sets rules for the certification and use of age verification mechanisms linked to the national content rating system. The provisions apply to digital platforms and technology providers that deploy age verification tools. It requires technical and semantic interoperability with the national rating system, compliance with privacy, security, data minimisation, and bias mitigation standards, and independent audits for homologation. Providers are required to use open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), maintain immutable verification logs, and demonstrate performance using auditable accuracy and error metrics, with minimum thresholds set by the Data Protection Authority based on risk.