Brazil: National Data Protection Authority issued guidance on implementation of Law on Digital Statute of Children and Adolescents, including age verification and content moderation obligations

On 18 March 2026, the National Data Protection Authority issued guidance clarifying the implementation of the Digital Statute of Children and Adolescents, Law No. 15.211/2025. The guidance explains that digital services accessible to minors must adopt safety-by-design measures, provide parental supervision tools, and link accounts of users under 16 to legal guardians. It clarifies that self-declared age is no longer valid and that providers must implement reliable age verification mechanisms and restrict access to prohibited content and products. The guidance further states that platforms must prohibit profiling for advertising, prevent manipulative or addictive design practices, and establish reporting channels to remove and report harmful content, including sexual exploitation. It also outlines obligations for transparency reporting by large platforms, the requirement to appoint a local legal representative, and the role of a new national centre to receive and process reports, and confirms that detailed implementation rules will be developed by the authority.