Prioritized after a viral video of the Felca influencer, the project deals with the presence of children and adolescents on digital platforms
The Federal Senate approved this Wednesday (27.ago.2025) the PL (bill), known as. The text has measures for the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments, such as parental control and channel creation for allegations of abuse and violation. The vote of the senators was symbolic (without nominal counting of the votes). Goes to the sanction of the president (PT). Read A (151 kb –pdf).
The text, which returned from the House with changes caused by threats of opposition obstruction, received broad support from the senators. The text was reported by the senator (Somos-PR).
The House of Representatives was the bill on August 20, also in a symbolic vote.
On the 3rd (26.ago), the president of the Senate, (União Brasil-AP), the project as “A priority of the Brazilian people”in view of the protective character of minors.
The text was seen as a “consent” among the congressmen.
The bill was presented in 2022 by the Senator (MDB-SE), but was accelerated because of the influencer Felipe Bressanim, Felca, about the risks of early exposure of children and adolescents on social networks. The video publication was on August 6, and the material already has over 48 million views.
Understand some of main measures Project:
- Integral protection of children and adolescents in digital environments, ensuring privacy, security and respect for the best interest of the minor;
- liability of suppliers from preventing inappropriate use of digital products and services by children and adolescents;
- Prevention of harmful content such as sexual exploitation, violence, bullying, stimulating addictions, gambling and predatory advertising;
- default platform configuration in the most protective model possible in relation to privacy and data protection;
- Providing affordable parental control tools for parents and guardians, including limitation of time of use and blockage of unwanted content and contacts;
- prohibition of the offer of reward boxes (loot boxes) in electronic games aimed at children and adolescents;
- Sealing the use of perfilation and advertising directed to children, as well as techniques such as emotional analysis and augmented reality for these purposes;
- Creation of channels for allegations of abuse and violation of the rights of children and adolescents with communication to the competent authorities.
What is children’s adultization
The term refers to the exposure of children to behaviors, languages, fashions and responsibilities typical of adults, which can compromise their emotional and psychological development.
Experts warn of the risks of this practice, which often intensifies in the digital environment, with children imitating influencing behaviors or being encouraged to participate in inappropriate trends for their age group.
