The OECD.AI Policy Navigator

The EBIA assumes the role of guiding the actions of the Brazilian State in favor of the development of actions, in its various aspects, that stimulate research, innovation, and development of solutions in Artificial Intelligence, as well as its conscious, ethical, and in favor of a better future use.

Brazil's digital transformation strategy (E-Digital), published on March 2018, harmonises and co-ordinates different governmental initiatives on digital issues to advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Brazil.

Introduced in October 2025, this Bill intends to amend Brazil’s Copyright Law (Lei nº 9.610/1998) to prohibit the public dissemination of realistic digital imitations of a person’s image, voice, or performance created using AI or similar technologies, without explicit consent. It applies to all individuals, including artists, and extends protection for 20 years posthumously. Exceptions include satire, parody, journalism, and public interest.

The Regulatory Sandbox is an initiative by Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANPD), authorised under Complementary Law No. 182 of 2021. It creates a controlled environment for collaborative experimentation between the ANPD, regulated entities, and stakeholders to test AI and machine learning technologies within a regulatory framework, with a current focus on algorithmic transparency and compliance with Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD).

PBIA seeks to: • improve the lives of Brazilians through innovations in AI that improve national productive capacity and social well-being; • position Brazil at the technological frontier with computational infrastructure to drive cutting-edge research, technological development, and innovations in AI; • develop LLMs in Portuguese, based on national data; and • strengthen Brazil’s global leadership and technological development in AI with sovereignty and international sharing of capabilities.