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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.

Introduced in July 2024, this Bill prohibits the use of children's images to train or improve AI systems without the explicit consent of their parents of legal guardians. It seeks to amend the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente) and the General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais) to include specific penalties for violations.

The program consists of a controlled environment to test technologies associated with artificial intelligence (AI) developed by participants. The objective is that by fostering innovation in this controlled space, good practices are implemented to ensure compliance with personal data protection rules and principles.

Introduced in May 2023, this Bill establishes a national legal framework for the development, implementation, and use of AI systems in Brazil. It defines principles, rights, and obligations to ensure AI is used ethically, safely, and transparently. The bill includes provisions on risk classification, governance, accountability, and human oversight. It also introduces mechanisms for risk mitigation, public participation, and sectoral coordination.

A series of use cases of AI in the Brazilian public sector.

OBIA serves as a public, open-access repository designed to compile and provide information on AI developments in Brazil and to connect with other international observatories.

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.

The Governance Committee is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, and it is composed of private and public organisations, civil organisations and specialists.