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Brazil — AI Governance Cheat Sheet

Latin America · 6 laws tracked · Refreshed 2026-05-15

Key laws

LawStatusDate
LGPDIn force2020-09-18
BR AI BillProposed
Marco CivilIn force2014-06-23
BACEN Res. 4658In force2019-05-06
ANPD ADM (in development)Proposed
CDC AIIn force1990-09-11

Articles by topic

  • LGPD Art. 7: lawful bases for processing personal data (10 hypotheses including consent, legitimate interest, contract, legal obligation)
  • LGPD Art. 8: consent requirements — must be free, informed, unambiguous, in writing or by other means demonstrating intent
  • LGPD Art. 11: sensitive personal data — narrower lawful bases (racial/ethnic origin, religious belief, political opinion, health, biometric, genetic data)
  • LGPD Art. 18: data subject rights — confirmation, access, correction, anonymisation, portability, deletion, information about sharing, revocation of consent
  • BR AI Bill Art. 1: purpose and scope — establishes general principles, rights, and a risk-based regime for AI development, supply, and use in Brazil
  • BR AI Bill Art. 3: founding principles — human centrality, non-discrimination, transparency, accountability, human oversight
  • BR AI Bill Art. 13: preliminary risk assessment classifying AI systems by risk level (excessive, high, or general)
  • BR AI Bill Art. 14: prohibited (excessive-risk) AI practices — including subliminal manipulation, social scoring by public authorities, exploitation of vulnerabilities