Overview

• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the law, which will take effect in March 2026.
• Any game that includes loot boxes must carry an 18+ rating, and titles rated below that will be barred from offering them.
• Games likely to connect adolescents with others must provide reporting tools, progress updates on reports, and mechanisms to request reviews of penalties.
• The law requires providers to use proportionate, auditable age-verification methods instead of relying on self-declared ages, with data limited to that purpose.
• Uncertainty remains over enforcement and industry responses, as observers note prior actions in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK that have produced mixed outcomes.