Brazil ECA Digital (Law 15.211/2025): children online
Brazil’s law protecting children online: reliable age checks, no ad profiling of minors, parental tools. In force since 17 March 2026, regulated by ANPD.
Law 15.211/2025 applies to technology products and services aimed at, or likely to be used by, children in Brazil. It requires reliable age verification rather than self-declaration, bans profiling minors for advertising and loot boxes, and requires parental controls. Its minimum standards for parental supervision include regular review of AI tools.
The National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) regulates and supervises it under Decree 12.880 of 18 March 2026. Penalties reach 10% of the group’s revenue in Brazil or, where there is no revenue, R$10 to R$1,000 per registered user, capped at R$50 million per infraction, plus court-ordered suspension or bans.
Key dates
Law 15.211 enacted
Law 15.352 sets the 17 March start date and turns ANPD into a regulatory agency
In force
Decree 12.880 regulates the law and gives ANPD its regulation and supervision