On August 6, 2026, Brazil enacted Law No. 15,487 to modernize the legal mechanisms to combat sexual violence and the exploitation of children and adolescents on digital platforms, including those using artificial intelligence. The legislation amended the Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA), the Law of Heinous Crimes, and the Law to Combat Organized Crime.Artificial Intelligence and Digital ForgeriesThe new law expanded the protections contained in the ECA to cover AI-generated representations of explicit sexual activity or nudity involving a minor. The law establishes a penalty of three to five years of imprisonment, plus a fine, for using AI or digital manipulation to simulate such representations....