Brazil’s ANPD Suspends Discord Live Streams

The ANPD ordered Discord to suspend live-streaming in Brazil, adding that measure to an enforcement process the authority opened to review compliance with child and adolescent protection duties under the ECA Digital.

What the ANPD decided

According to G1, the suspension covered Discord’s live conversation features in Brazil. The outlet also reported that the ANPD’s enforcement action had already resulted in that specific measure. Before that decision, the agency had opened a case against Discord to verify an alleged failure to meet obligations tied to the protection of minors.

UOL Tilt reported that the investigation could lead to corrective measures and administrative sanctions. Poder360, for its part, said the case was opened to determine whether the platform breached duties under the Statute of Children and Adolescents Digital, which has been in force since March 2026.

Scope of the process

Based on a technical analysis published by Obsidian Research Intelligence, the ANPD gave Discord five business days to provide information about its mechanisms to prevent and combat serious violations against minors. The same analysis said the case relies on Article 35 of the ECA Digital and that the sanction exposure includes fines of up to R$ 50 million per violation.

G1’s coverage also said the ANPD broadened its enforcement focus to social media and child protection in the context of the ECA Digital. That reading is consistent with the Brazilian Senate’s institutional reference, which still describes the LGPD as the general framework for rights, duties, and responsibilities over personal data in Brazil.

Discord’s response

O Globo reported that Discord publicly responded to the suspension of its live features and said the ANPD’s action was premature, in reply to the Brazilian government’s allegations.

The sequence points to a broader move by Brazil’s authority, which shifted from opening an enforcement process to imposing an actual suspension of live conversation tools while the case remains open.