Brazil, Chile and Buenos Aires move on data laws

What happened in Brazil, Chile and Buenos Aires?

Brazil, Chile, and the Province of Buenos Aires all saw different legislative moves this week on data, artificial intelligence, and digital violence. In the Brazilian Senate, lawmakers asked for urgent treatment of PL 3.453/2024. In Chile, the government is considering delaying the new data protection law by one year. In Buenos Aires, the Ema Law cleared its first vote in the lower house.

What happened to the Brazilian bill?

In Brazil’s Senate, Requerimento No. 28/2026 from the Constitutional and Justice Committee asked for urgent consideration of Bill 3.453/2024, under Article 336, II, of the Internal Rules. The Senate’s official record confirms the procedural step and its formal placement on the CCJ agenda.

The Senate system also identifies PL 3.453/2024 as a notarial and registry law matter aimed at amending Law No. 8,935/1994 on the statute of limitations for administrative sanctions against notaries and registrars. That detail matters because the official portal shows that this bill number does not correspond to a general artificial intelligence framework.

What changed in the artificial intelligence debate in Brazil?

A commission of jurists presented a draft bill for a general artificial intelligence framework. The proposal includes a 908-page document, with an explanatory statement and a substitute draft of just over 40 articles. Its goal is to set national rules for the development, implementation, and responsible use of AI systems, protect fundamental rights, and ensure systems are safe and reliable.

That draft serves as the basis for a legislative substitute in Congress. At the same time, a column in Brazil’s business press described the text as a catalog of rights for anyone affected by automated systems. Those rights would include knowing when they are interacting with one, requesting explanations of decisions, challenging them, demanding human review when the impact is significant, and protection against algorithmic discrimination.

Data Privacy Brasil also submitted contributions to the Chamber of Deputies on the framework for promoting the digital economy. The organization said the substitute under discussion already refers in some areas to the LGPD, but warned that those references may be insufficient for issues closely tied to the powers and concepts of data protection law.

How is the Ema Law advancing in Buenos Aires Province?

The Buenos Aires provincial Chamber of Deputies approved the Ema Law in general terms. It creates a program for the prevention and comprehensive response to digital violence in educational settings and establishes mandatory content on digital citizenship. The bill continues through the legislative process and makes direct changes to the Provincial Education Law.

According to provincial and radio reports, the bill adds subsection z bis to Law 13,688 and includes training on consent, privacy, digital rights, and the ethical and critical use of artificial intelligence. It also calls for updating school guidelines with specific protocols for digital violence and requiring mandatory training for education staff on how to prevent this form of abuse.

What is happening with the data law in Chile?

In Chile, local media reported that the government is considering delaying the entry into force of the new Personal Data Protection Law by one year. The possible delay is tied to the lack of a fully operational oversight agency, especially the future Personal Data Protection Agency.

The report adds that the government review took place before the formal filing of the bill to defer enforcement. In practice, the debate is now linked to how ready the institutions are that will be responsible for supervising the new law.