Senate Approves Tougher Law Targeting Online Sexual Violence Against Children

Overview

• The Senate approved the consolidated text of PL 3066/2025 on July 7, 2026, completing congressional passage and sending the measure to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for formal sanction.
• The bill raises prison terms across several offenses: possession or storage of sexual‑violence material rises from 1–4 years to 3–6 years, production and distribution penalties increase to as much as 4–10 years, and some offenses are reclassified as heinous crimes.
• The law explicitly covers representations produced or altered by digital tools, making AI‑generated images and deepfakes punishable and increasing sentences by one‑third to two‑thirds when such technologies or false profiles are used to commit or facilitate abuse.
• Investigative powers expand through an authorized 'ronda virtual' that lets police and prosecutors identify and collect publicly available online files, and in cases of flagrante or risk to life they may requisition provider connection and registration data directly with judicial notification within 48 hours.
• The measure pairs tougher criminal rules with victim protections by guaranteeing continuous specialized psychological and psychosocial care, requiring offenders to pay treatment costs including reimbursements to the SUS, and it received bipartisan backing from its authors Osmar Terra and rapporteur Fabiano Contarato.