Overview

• The ECA Digital, sanctioned on September 17, is now in force with immediate compliance, requiring age verification, linking under‑16 accounts to guardians, rapid removal of sexual‑exploitation content, bans on monetizing or boosting eroticized material, and fines up to 10% of Brazil revenue capped at R$50 million per infraction.
• Most of the dozens of bills rushed into the Chamber after the viral Felca video remain at an early stage, prompting leaders to schedule a dedicated agenda from October 13 to 17 for complementary measures on children’s digital safety.
• Planned votes include regulation of influencer activity (PL 3444/2023), which would require judicial authorization for minors in paid audiovisual recordings, mandate clear labeling of sponsored content, and set penalties for deceptive or manipulated posts.
• The agenda also features the National Policy for Protection of Early Childhood in the Digital Environment (PL 1971/2025) and a protocol for rapid intervention in online violence cases against children (PL 3287/2024) that coordinates police, prosecutors, and the protection network.
• The push follows a 50‑minute exposé by influencer Felca that spurred public outcry, the arrest of Hytalo Santos under investigation for sexual crimes against adolescents, and criticism that the new law does not fully address digital child labor, with PL 2310/2025 pending to tackle that gap.