{"slug":"brazil-projeto-de-lei-no-2338-2023","title":"Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 – Dispõe sobre o uso da Inteligência Artificial (Bill No. 2338/2023 – On the use of Artificial Intelligence)","short_title":"Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023","jurisdiction":"brazil","instrument_type":"bill","status":"proposed","is_binding":false,"issuing_body":"Senado Federal (author: Senator Rodrigo Pacheco); now before the Câmara dos Deputados","summary_plain":"PL 2338/2023 is Brazil's flagship AI bill, introduced in the Senate in May 2023 and approved by the Senate plenary on 10 December 2024 after extensive amendment. It classifies AI systems by risk, bans certain uses, sets obligations for developers and deployers of high-risk systems, and provides for rights of affected persons and a national governance system. The Senate transmitted the text to the Chamber of Deputies on 17 March 2025, where a special committee is examining it.","adopted_on":"2023-05-03","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/atividade/materias/-/materia/157233","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-09-12T17:35:38+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/brazil-projeto-de-lei-no-2338-2023","status_note":"Senate page confirms presentation 03/05/2023, plenary approval 10/12/2024 and remittance to the Chamber 17/03/2025. Chamber special committee page loads (HTTP 200) and shows ongoing hearings through late 2025; exact committee installation date not captured.","scope_summary":"Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Senado Federal (author: Senator Rodrigo Pacheco); now before the Câmara dos Deputados. Oversight: Bill proposes a national AI governance system led by a competent authority (SIA); currently under review by a Chamber of Deputies special committee. Stated purpose: Create a comprehensive, risk-based legal framework for AI in Brazil.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2024-12-10: Approved by the Senate plenary; 2025-03-17: Sent to the Chamber of Deputies for review; special committee subsequently created","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.","taxonomy":[],"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 – Dispõe sobre o uso da Inteligência Artificial (Bill No. 2338/2023 – On the use of Artificial Intelligence)","publisher":"Senado Federal","url":"https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/atividade/materias/-/materia/157233","document_date":"2023-05-03","document_type":"legislation","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"},{"title":"Sent to the Chamber of Deputies for review; special committee subsequently created","publisher":"Senado Federal","url":"https://www2.camara.leg.br/atividade-legislativa/comissoes/comissoes-temporarias/especiais/57a-legislatura/comissao-especial-sobre-inteligencia-artificial-pl-2338-23","document_date":"2025-03-17","document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/atividade/materias/-/materia/157233","source_title":"Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 – Dispõe sobre o uso da Inteligência Artificial (Bill No. 2338/2023 – On the use of Artificial Intelligence)","source_publisher":"Senado Federal","source_document_date":"2023-05-03","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Imported from the source-backed legacy dataset (database/data/ai_policies.json); fields limited to what the official source page states. Reviewer to enrich scope, dates and obligations.","reviewed_by":null}}