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Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (National Data Protection Authority of Brazil) (ANPD) AI Actions
ANPD is Brazil's data protection authority, enforcing LGPD and coordinating with Brazilian legislators on the country's pending AI Act (PL 2338/2023). AIGI tracks every ANPD opinion, sanction, and AI-specific guidance. As of the most recent update, AIGI tracks 126 primary-source items from ANPD.
Coverage at a glance
- Items tracked
- 126
- Jurisdiction
- Brazil
- Authority kind
- agency
Document types
- agency report 29
- legislation 4
- news analysis 4
- policy paper 4
- enforcement action 2
- guidance 2
Recent ANPD activity
- enforcement action enforcement 1/20/2026
ANPD, MPF e Senacon recomendam que X impeça geração e circulação de conteúdos sexualizados indevidos por meio do Grok
Brazilian agencies ANPD, MPF, and Senacon issued recommendations to X (Twitter) to prevent and remove non-consensual sexualized synthetic content generated by its AI tool, Grok.
- agency report effective 4/8/2026
ANPD ganha nova estrutura e se consolida como agência reguladora
Brazil's ANPD gains new structure and regulatory agency status with expanded powers under Decree 12.881/2026 and Resolution 33, enhancing data protection and enforcement of the ECA Digital.
- legislation enacted 9/26/2025
ANPD se prepara para assumir competências do ECA Digital
Brazil's ANPD is preparing to enforce the ECA Digital, imposing new obligations on digital platforms for child protection.
- legislation enacted 2/24/2026
Senado aprova MP que transforma a ANPD em Agência Reguladora e fortalece a proteção de crianças e adolescentes no ambiente digital
Brazil's Senate approved MP 1.317/2025, transforming ANPD into a regulatory agency and enhancing child/adolescent digital data protection.
- legislation enacted 2/24/2026
Senado aprova MP que transforma a ANPD em Agência Reguladora e fortalece a proteção de crianças e adolescentes no ambiente digital
Brazil's Senate approved MP 1.317/2025, transforming the ANPD into an autonomous regulatory agency with enhanced powers for data protection, child digital safety, and addressing emerging technologies like AI.
- agency report enacted 3/18/2026
Publicado decreto que detalha a proteção a crianças e adolescentes no ambiente digital
Brazil's President signed Decree 12.880, regulating Law 15.211/2025 and instituting a National Policy for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in the Digital Environment, with ANPD responsible for enforcement.
- guidance effective 3/20/2026
ANPD publica orientações preliminares e cronograma para aferição de idade no ambiente digital
Brazil's ANPD published preliminary guidelines and a monitoring schedule for age verification mechanisms in digital services to protect children and adolescents.
- agency report effective 4/29/2026
ANPD discute desafios regulatórios do ECA Digital na EMERJ
The Brazilian ANPD is implementing the ECA Digital law (Lei nº 15.211/2025) to protect children and adolescents online, focusing on age verification technologies, public consultation, and upcoming sanctions.
- agency report effective 4/23/2026
ANPD discute padrões globais de aferição de idade no Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2026
Brazil's ANPD discussed global age assurance standards for digital environments at a summit in England, highlighting the country's ECA Digital law and its focus on shared responsibility and AI regulation.
- agency report effective 5/21/2026
Nota da ANPD sobre os decretos que regulamentam o Marco Civil da Internet
Brazil's ANPD announces new competencies assigned by presidential decrees to oversee digital platforms' systemic actions against criminal content, fraud, and scams.
- agency report enforcement 4/29/2026
ANPD participa do Congresso ECA Digital, organizado pela FIESP
Brazil's ANPD emphasizes "responsible innovation" and "protection by design" for children and adolescents in digital environments under the new "ECA Digital" law (Lei nº 15.211/2025).
- agency report effective 5/21/2026
Nota da ANPD sobre os decretos que regulamentam o Marco Civil da Internet
Brazil's ANPD announces its new role in enforcing recently published decrees regulating the Marco Civil da Internet, focusing on digital platforms' proactive prevention of criminal content, fraud, and scams, and requiring accessible complaint channels.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (National Data Protection Authority of Brazil)?
- ANPD is Brazil's data protection authority, enforcing LGPD and coordinating with Brazilian legislators on the country's pending AI Act (PL 2338/2023). AIGI tracks every ANPD opinion, sanction, and AI-specific guidance.
- How many ANPD actions does AIGI track?
- AIGI currently tracks 126 primary-source items from ANPD, including bills, rules, opinions, enforcement actions, and guidance.
- What jurisdiction does ANPD cover?
- ANPD operates with authority over Brazil.
- How recent is AIGI's ANPD coverage?
- AIGI has tracked 12 ANPD items in the most recent batch and runs continuous ingestion against the authority's published sources.
- Where do AIGI's ANPD citations come from?
- Every item on this page links to its primary ANPD source — releases, decisions, opinions, or rulemakings. AIGI's citation methodology is documented at /how-we-cite.
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