Brazil Approves Rule on AI Data Use

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation approved bill 6706/25, a reform to the Internet Civil Framework that would apply data protection and handling rules to information used by artificial intelligence systems. The bill remains under conclusive review and still needs to be examined by the Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship before any possible vote in the Chamber and the Senate.

What does bill 6706/25 change?

The bill extends the Internet Civil Framework’s existing rules on data protection and handling to data used for artificial intelligence. The measure was approved by the Chamber of Deputies committee on science and innovation and, for now, has not completed its legislative path.

The conclusive procedure means it can still move forward without going through the full floor at this stage, but it first needs review by the Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship. Only after that could it be cleared for a possible vote in the Chamber and then the Senate, according to the procedure reported by the Chamber of Deputies and Agência Câmara.

What other data and AI debates remain open in the region?

In several Latin American countries, legislative proposals or debates on data, artificial intelligence and related technologies are still under way, though at different stages of progress. The available material places Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru in reform or discussion processes, while Bolivia maintains a public list of bills under review, with the details of each case accessible only by downloading the individual file.

In Brazil, beyond bill 6706/25, bill 1.225/2026 was introduced in 2026 to regulate the use of facial recognition systems and other biometric technologies in basic education institutions. According to Tech Policy Press, that proposal includes requirements such as a data protection impact assessment, auditing and submission of results to oversight bodies such as the ANPD.

Chile also still has its AI bill in its second reading in the Senate, according to additional coverage cited in the material, and the debate is being watched by other countries in the region as a possible discussion benchmark, not as an approved text. In Mexico, the proposal under review in the State of Mexico seeks to create a transparency body under the Comptroller’s Office after the disappearance of the INFOEM, and it would be paired with a Personal Data Protection Law in the Possession of Obligated Parties, aimed at setting out processing grounds and procedures for access, correction, cancellation and objection rights.

In Argentina, a legislative monitoring source reported that at least two parliamentary reform proposals were introduced in the last 180 days, in addition to file 1751-D-2026, and that none had been enacted at the time of publication. In Bolivia, the Senate keeps a public list of bills under review and laws enacted, although the details of each proposal require downloading the specific file from the portal.

What picture does the regional landscape paint?

The material points to an active legislative agenda, with Brazil and Chile among the most visible cases because of where their bills stand, and with Mexico, Argentina and Bolivia showing processes that are still developing or in public review. Across all of them, the regulatory focus is on how data is handled, who oversees it and what compliance obligations could be imposed on public agencies and other data controllers.