Chile, Brazil Tighten Digital Abuse Rules

Chile’s Science Committee continued, on August 10, to review consolidated motions that include a bill to amend Cybersecurity Framework Law 21,663. According to the parliamentary record of the session, the proposal seeks to add principles for protecting children and adolescents, age restrictions, and preventive information in digital environments.

At the same time, Brazil turned a reform into law aimed at sexual crimes against children and adolescents in digital settings. The federal government signed Law 15,211/2026, which increases penalties in these cases and explicitly addresses situations involving artificial intelligence and deepfakes. The text also creates a legal concept to cover digitally produced or manipulated material, even when it is entirely fictitious.

Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security said the law amends five legal frameworks: the Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code, the Child and Adolescent Statute, the Heinous Crimes Law, and the Organized Crime Law.

G1 also reported that the new law authorizes so-called virtual patrols, a method that allows investigative agencies to monitor public digital spaces, such as websites, forums, and social networks, for evidence of online crimes.

Poder360 said the legislation explicitly criminalizes the creation of realistic images or voices of minors using AI, and increases penalties when deepfakes, fake profiles, or abuse of trust are used to groom victims.

Taken together, the two moves point to a regional shift in digital and cybersecurity regulation. Chile is still debating changes to its current framework, while Brazil has already advanced a specific law for digital sexual crimes against minors, with direct references to AI tools and investigations in open internet spaces.