AIPolicyTracker

Country · Americas

AI regulation in Brazil

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice) Context file2 instruments · 0 binding

Os dados permanecem em inglês e apontam para a fonte oficial; apenas o resumo editorial é traduzido. Bhaskar Bhatt (rascunho assistido) · unreviewed translation · English

In brief

Esta página resume o que este site registrou sobre a governança da inteligência artificial no Brasil: os instrumentos publicados, seu caráter vinculante ou voluntário, os reguladores e as datas registradas. Cada registro aponta para a fonte oficial e indica seu estado de verificação; o texto legal não é traduzido.

Type
Country
Region
Americas
Instruments recorded
2
Binding instruments
0
In force
0
Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

Overview

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. The PBIA is a four-year national plan that commits around R$23 billion to AI infrastructure, skills, public-sector applications, business innovation and governance.

What is the current regulatory status?

Instruments on record: Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 (2023, bill, proposed); Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028 (2024, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023, Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028.

Key policy instruments

Brazil National strategy Adopted

Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028

Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028 – PBIA (Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan 2024-2028)

The PBIA is a four-year national plan that commits around R$23 billion to AI infrastructure, skills, public-sector applications, business innovation and governance. Headline measures include acquiring a top-tier supercomputer powered by renewable energy, developing Portuguese-language models, and short-term actions in health, education, agriculture and public services. The proposal was presented at the 5th National Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation and formally approved by the CCT through Resolução CCT nº 4/2024, with a final version later published under MCTI coordination.

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice) Official source
Brazil Bill Proposed

Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023

Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 – Dispõe sobre o uso da Inteligência Artificial (Bill No. 2338/2023 – On the use of Artificial Intelligence)

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 3 May 2023 Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice) Official source

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for Brazil
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028 National strategy Adopted Voluntary — Official
Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 Bill Proposed Voluntary Official

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

  1. · Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 adopted

Upcoming deadlines

Subscribe to these dates in your calendar: Brazil feed · how it works

No scheduled future dates recorded. Past milestones are listed on each policy page.

Latest changes

All updates for Brazil · RSS

All updates for Brazil · RSS · Updates hub

How to use this information

  1. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  2. Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 – Dispõe sobre o uso da Inteligência Artificial (Bill No. 2338/2023 – On the use of Artificial Intelligence)
    Senado Federal · 2023-05-03 · Tier 1 source
  2. Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028 – PBIA (Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan 2024-2028)
    Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (gov.br) · 2024-07-30 · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Brazil”. https://aipolicytracker.org/ai-regulation-brazil (accessed 27 September 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Frequently asked questions

Does Brazil have an AI law?
No binding AI law is recorded for Brazil. The instruments recorded are non-binding: strategies, guidance or standards.
What is the status of AI regulation in Brazil?
Instruments on record: Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 (2023, bill, proposed); Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028 (2024, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.
Is there a national AI strategy in Brazil?
Yes: Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028.
What is binding and what is only guidance in Brazil?
Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023, Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028.

Follow by email

Get every dated, source-linked change to this jurisdiction in a weekly email.

Double opt-in; one-click unsubscribe in every email. Choose jurisdictions

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.

Frequently asked questions

Does Brazil have an AI law?
No binding AI law is recorded for Brazil. The instruments recorded are non-binding: strategies, guidance or standards.
What is the status of AI regulation in Brazil?
Instruments on record: Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 (2023, bill, proposed); Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028 (2024, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.
Is there a national AI strategy in Brazil?
Yes: Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028.
What is binding and what is only guidance in Brazil?
Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023, Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028.