Brazil Signs UN Cybercrime Convention in Hanoi as Treaty Draws Broad Support

Overview

• Federal Police director Andrei Rodrigues signed on Brazil's behalf at the Hanoi ceremony attended by UN Secretary‑General António Guterres.
• Roughly 60 countries took part in the signing, according to Vietnamese authorities.
• The convention seeks to define cybercrimes and enable cross‑border access to electronic evidence, including measures targeting online child sexual abuse.
• Adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2024, the agreement was described by Guterres as an important step against rising digital threats.
• Human rights groups and technology industry representatives warn the text's broad scope and weak safeguards could enable data‑sharing abuses and chill security research, and some industry delegates stayed away from the Hanoi event.