Biometric Update

Law No. 15,211/2025 (Digital Statute of Children and Adolescents) requires providers of information technology products or services directed at or likely to be accessed by children and adolescents to adopt mechanisms that provide age-appropriate experiences while respecting evolving capacities and socioeconomic diversity. Social media platforms must verify ages and link accounts of users under 16 to a parent or guardian. Covered businesses must implement risk-mitigation policies, provide Portuguese-language parental controls, operate reporting systems, and firms with over one million Brazilian users must publish transparency reports. Penalties include fines up to 50 million Brazilian reals or up to 10 percent of revenue earned in Brazil, with repeat offenses subject to shutdown; the statute takes effect on March 17, 2026 and the ANPD has regulatory responsibility after receiving independent-agency status in December 2025.