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The Senate-passed AI bill PL 2338/2023 is still awaiting a rapporteur's report in a Chamber special committee, while binding TSE rules on AI labelling and deepfakes govern the October 2026 elections.

Targeted binding rulesApproach
2Rules tracked
1Binding and in force
1Upcoming deadlines

In force (1)

  • TSE AI election rules 2026
    RegulationSuperior Electoral Court (TSE)Binding

    Requires explicit, prominent labelling of AI-generated or manipulated electoral content and the technology used; bans publishing or boosting new synthetic content depicting candidates in the 72 hours before voting until 24 hours after; bars AI systems from ranking candidates, recommending votes or creating sexual imagery of candidates; and requires platforms to offer AI-declaration fields and compliance plans. Applies to campaigns, users and internet platforms.

    In forceEffective 4 Mar 2026

Proposed or in consultation (1)

  • Brazil AI Bill (Marco Legal da IA)
    BillNational Congress of Brazil (Senate approved; Chamber of Deputies special committee)Non-bindingPartly confirmed

    Risk-based AI framework passed by the Federal Senate in December 2024: bans excessive-risk systems, imposes impact assessments and governance duties on high-risk uses, adds copyright remuneration for training data and creates a National AI Regulation and Governance System coordinated by the data protection authority (ANPD). It would apply to developers, distributors and deployers of AI in Brazil.

    ProposedProposed 3 May 2023

What the rules require

Obligation types found across Brazil's instruments. Filled dot: imposed by a binding instrument. Ring: guidance only.

Risk classificationBrazil AI Bill (Marco Legal da IA)
Prohibited usesBrazil AI Bill (Marco Legal da IA), TSE AI election rules 2026
Transparency to usersBrazil AI Bill (Marco Legal da IA), TSE AI election rules 2026
Labelling AI contentTSE AI election rules 2026
Impact assessmentBrazil AI Bill (Marco Legal da IA)
Human oversightBrazil AI Bill (Marco Legal da IA)
Incident reportingBrazil AI Bill (Marco Legal da IA)
Copyright and training dataBrazil AI Bill (Marco Legal da IA)
PenaltiesBrazil AI Bill (Marco Legal da IA)

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