Brazil: Bill establishing minimum protection duties for children and adolescents on digital platforms (PL 730/2026) including content moderation regulation was introduced to the Chamber of Deputies

On 24 February 2026, the Bill establishing minimum protection duties for children and adolescents on digital platforms (PL 730/2026) was introduced to the Chamber of Deputies. The Bill would prohibit direct monetisation or intermediation of advertising contracts involving children and adolescents under 14, including indirect arrangements through representatives or third parties where economic exploitation is configured or access to schooling and rest is obstructed. The Bill would require prior judicial authorisation issued by the Childhood and Youth Court for artistic remunerated activity of adolescents between 14 and 18 under a summary procedure, subject to express parental authorisation, interdisciplinary technical report, supervision plan, and compliance with criteria established in the Bill. It would prohibit definitive punitive measures based exclusively on an automated decision without review by a qualified human operator. The Bill would establish administrative and objective civil liability for failure to adopt required measures and would provide sanctions, including a warning, an administrative fine based on gross revenue in Brazil in the previous financial year, corrective measures, temporary blocking of monetisation functionalities, and temporary suspension of services, with fine revenue allocated to the Childhood and Adolescence Fund.