Our team prepared an overview that frames Brazil’s 2026 tech agenda, marked by the ANPD’s elevation to a full regulatory agency and a wave of new laws and decrees - most notably the Digital ECA, the AI bill, and the recent platform decrees - that together form one of Latin America’s most comprehensive digital regulatory frameworks.
The convergence of data protection, AI governance, children’s online safety and sectoral rules is shifting responsibility from reactive notice‑and‑takedown approaches to proactive duties of care, with immediate implications for product design, data governance, market access and litigation exposure.
Organizations operating digital services in Brazil must therefore reassess privacy‑by‑design practices, age‑verification and parental controls, AI risk management, and cross‑border data transfer mechanisms to align with enforcement priorities and avoid significant penalties.
The document details key regulatory frameworks, enforcement trends, and indicators related to intellectual property and the market, as well as practical areas where legal, compliance, and product teams should focus their efforts.
