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A new decree has been prepared by the Brazilian Federal Government with the aim of ensuring that the young are not able to access certain aspects of online betting, pornography, and other dangerous content within the country. This follows other restrictions that were announced in 2025, thereby ensuring that the country joins the international movement that has seen several nations rethinking the issue of children and young people interacting with digital platforms in their midst.
Thus, it has been proposed in a draft version of the decree that there would be the implementation of rigorous age verification measures in app stores. This would be with the aim of avoiding exposure to material deemed inappropriate or illegal, particularly by minors.
Apart from that, websites hosting advertisements pertaining to such content, including betting sites, pornography, escort services, liquor, dating sites, and weaponry, would also have to verify the ages of users before allowing them access to this content.
How Online Age Verification Will Work
According to the news source O Globo, the plan of the government headed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to enact the decree by the end of February. The decree is part of the implementation of a new law that will take effect in March.
Similarly, the legislation aims to protect minors by requiring companies and platforms to limit access to illegal and harmful content by minors. Moreover, the Brazilian legislation does not follow the extreme policy of an Australian initiative that recently began barring teens from using social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
However, in the case of Brazil, there is a need to link a social media profile of a person below 16 years old with a legal guardian. In this way, Brazil becomes one of the latest countries in which profound measures have been taken regarding cyberharm, exploitation, and other dangerous content.
The proposed decree does not allow the use of information entered by users about their own ages. The proposed decree also contains provisions for the government to develop an official mechanism for age verification.
The proposal provides measures for the data collected during the course of the process, thus addressing the concerns over privacy, an aspect that has prompted criticism of similar proposals put forward in other countries like Australia.
In accordance with this project’s draft, the new regulation will make it impossible for identity, browsing history, or verification requests to be traced.
Global Context and Brazil’s Regulatory Path
It is also important to note that other countries might also follow these routes in the near future. For instance, Spain has recently announced plans to ban the use of social media for teenagers. Currently, at least ten other European countries, in addition to the European Union, are considering measures to limit the exposure of young users to harmful online environments.
In the last few years, Brazil has demonstrated a bolder attitude in controlling social media platforms, especially in the fight against misinformation. This often leads to conflicts between the government and technology giants.
The Federal Government was planning to advance the new regulatory rules following the January 8, 2023, events. However, opposition members prevented discussions at Congress on the grounds that the moves might result in censorship.
Nevertheless, at the same time, the Supreme Federal Court decided last year in favor of further regulation of the social media sector and held the “tech giants” liable for the illegal content published on their platforms. Meanwhile, another legislation that is up for review in the National Congress is one that deals with artificial intelligence misuse. This is to signify that the Brazilian digital laws are in a new phase.
Source: iGaming Brasil
