Overview
- Brazil’s Office of the Attorney General filed the federal civil suit on Wednesday seeking R$500 million in collective moral damages and asking for a R$500,000 daily fine if Discord does not meet court‑ordered measures within a set period.
- The complaint lists ten alleged violations of Brazil’s digital child‑protection law and asks the court to require stronger age verification than self-declared birthdates, mandatory links between accounts of users under 16 and their legal guardians, and default limits on unsolicited contact with minors.
- Regulators previously ordered a preventive suspension of Discord’s Go Live livestreaming feature on August 12 and the company disabled livestreaming in Brazil on August 17 while the ANPD’s suspension remains in force.
- Discord called the suit disproportionate and said it offered technical fixes and a financial investment to improve safety in Brazil, while government officials say negotiations over a conduct agreement failed and that proposed measures were insufficient.
- The case draws on inputs from the AGU, the Justice Ministry and federal police after a July 22 livestream‑linked suicide that led to arrests, and it follows broader enforcement moves including an ANPD audit of 22 platforms and a near R$150 million fine against TikTok, signaling possible wider changes to how platforms operate in Brazil.