Brazil Requires Judicial Permits for Child Content as Platforms Block Accounts

Overview

• The Conselho Nacional de Justiça approved a standardized rule on June 25, 2026 that requires a judicial alvará for recurring or monetized online exposure of children and creates a national registry for those permits.
• The CNJ told judges to assess exposure level, age-appropriateness and remuneration when granting alvarás and set maximum validity periods of 12 months for children and 18 months for adolescents.
• Platforms such as Instagram/Meta have begun enforcing the rule by suspending or restricting accounts in Brazil that have not submitted alvarás, affecting high-profile creators who report permits exist but were not transmitted.
• The resolution lets judges order part of earnings into a child’s savings and limit parents’ use of funds to prevent economic exploitation, and family-run pages can require permits if they repeatedly show a child’s routine.
• The immediate consequences include verification gaps, disputes over how platforms should be notified and accept alvarás, likely court challenges and possible cross-border enforcement issues that could freeze creators’ income and push new legal test cases.