attestation-findings/data/brazil_digital_eca_api_findings.md

# Brazil Digital ECA (PL 2628/2022) - API Research Findings
## Queried 2026-03-14 from Camara dos Deputados & Senate Open Data APIs

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## 1. BILL IDENTIFICATION

**Chamber of Deputies:**
- Bill: PL 2628/2022
- Chamber API ID: 2477340
- API URI: https://dadosabertos.camara.leg.br/api/v2/proposicoes/2477340
- Ementa: "Dispõe sobre a proteção de crianças e adolescentes em ambientes digitais"
- Keywords: Proteção, criança, adolescente, usuário, aplicação de internet, produtos, serviços de tecnologia da informação, ambiente virtual, diretrizes
- Full text URL: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2837130
- Current Status: **Transformado em Norma Jurídica** (Transformed into Legal Norm)
- Enacted as: **Lei 15.211/2025** (signed September 17, 2025, with partial veto - VET 32/2025)

**Senate:**
- Senate Code: 154901
- Original Author: **Senator Alessandro Vieira (PSDB/SE)**
- Filed: October 18, 2022
- Senate URI: http://legis.senado.leg.br/dadosabertos/materia/154901

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## 2. SENATE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

### Senate Rapporteurs:
1. **Senator Flávio Arns (PSB/PR)** - CDH (Human Rights Commission), designated April 28, 2023
2. **Senator Jorge Kajuru (PSB/GO)** - CCJ (Constitution & Justice), designated June 21, 2023
3. **Senator Flávio Arns (PSB/PR)** - CCDD (Communications & Digital Rights), designated February 23, 2024

### Senate Committee Approvals:
- CDH: Approved June 14, 2023 (Rapporteur: Flávio Arns)
- CCJ: Approved February 21, 2024 (Rapporteur: Jorge Kajuru, 7 amendments with substitute)
- CCDD: Approved November 27, 2024 (Rapporteur: Flávio Arns, terminative decision with substitute)

### Senate Amendment Authors:
- Carlos Viana (PODEMOS/MG)
- Izalci Lucas (PSDB/DF) - also chaired CCDD hearings
- Alessandro Vieira (MDB/SE) - original bill author
- Damares Alves (REPUBLICANOS/DF)
- Angelo Coronel (PSD/BA)
- Zequinha Marinho (PODEMOS/PA)
- Esperidião Amin (PP/SC)
- Flávio Bolsonaro (PL/RJ)
- Hamilton Mourão (REPUBLICANOS/RS)

### Senate Public Hearings (CCDD - May 14-15, 2024):

**First Hearing - May 14, 2024 (9th Extraordinary Meeting, CCDD)**
Meeting ID: reuniao=12591, codcol=2614
Presided by: Senator Flávio Arns (PSB/PR)

Speakers:
- Ana Carolina Fortes Iapichini Pescarmona - Associação Brasileira de Anunciantes (ABA)
- Raquel Gontijo - Abragames (Brazilian Game Developers Association)
- Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu - Clinical Psychologist
- Lucas Borges de Carvalho - ANPD (National Data Protection Authority)
- Roberta Jacarandá - Conselho Digital do Brasil
- Lílian Manoela Monteiro Cintra de Melo - Ministry of Justice & Public Security
- Gustavo Silveira Borges - LabSul (Human Rights & Technology Lab)
- Thiago Tavares - SaferNet Brasil President
- Rafael Oliveira Leite - Specialist
- Carla Rodrigues - Data Privacy Brasil Coordinator
- Maria Goés de Mello - Instituto Alana
- Gilberto Jabur Jr. - Family Development Association President

**Second Hearing - May 15, 2024 (CCDD)**
Meeting ID: reuniao=12594, codcol=2614
Presided by: Senator Izalci Lucas (PL/DF)

Speakers (with speaking times):
- **Taís Niffinegger (11m37s) - Gerente de Políticas Públicas da META para Segurança e Bem-estar**
- **Flávia Annenberg (10m45s) - Gerente de Relações Governamentais, GOOGLE Brasil**
- **Alana Rizzo (10m23s) - Líder de Políticas Públicas, YOUTUBE Brasil (virtual)**
- **Fernando Gallo (8m2s) - Diretor de Políticas Públicas, TIKTOK Brasil**
- Fábio Meirelles (12m17s) - Diretor de Direitos na Rede, SECOM/PR
- Daniel de Andrade Araújo (8m52s) - Assessor, ANATEL
- Letícia Maria Costa da Nóbrega Cesarino (11m45s) - Ministry of Human Rights
- Francisco Brito Cruz (10m33s) - Executive Director, InternetLab
- Ana Bárbara Gomes (10m37s) - Director, Institute of Reference in Internet and Society
- Rodrigo Paiva (10m14s) - President, ABRAL
- Ana Bialer (10m8s) - Câmara Brasileira da Economia Digital (privacy/data protection WG coordinator)
- Juliano Maranhão (11m31s) - Professor & Director, Legal Grounds Institute
- Rodrigo Nejm (14m1s) - Specialist

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## 3. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

### Key Dates:
- Received from Senate: December 10, 2024
- Distributed to committees: February 24, 2025 (CCOM, CPASF, CCJC)
- Rapporteur designated: **Dep. Jadyel Alencar (REPUBLICANOS/PI)** - April 1, 2025
- 38 amendments submitted: April 2-14, 2025
- Three public hearing requests filed: April 22, 2025
- Urgency requested: May 6, 2025 (REQ 1785/2025)
- Urgency approved: August 19, 2025
- Plenary rapporteur: Dep. Jadyel Alencar
- **Plenary vote: August 20, 2025** (approved subemenda substitutiva global, then final wording)
- Sent back to Senate: August 22, 2025
- Sent to presidential signature: August 29, 2025
- **Signed into law: September 17, 2025** (Lei 15.211/2025 with partial veto)

### Chamber Rapporteur:
- **Dep. Jadyel Alencar (REPUBLICANOS/PI)** - ID 220697
  - Born: July 23, 1987, Teresina, Piauí
  - Education: Superior Incomplete
  - Email: dep.jadyelalencar@camara.leg.br

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## 4. CHAMBER PUBLIC HEARINGS (CCOM)

### Hearing 1: "Digital Environments and Mental Health" - May 7, 2025
Event ID: 76199
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:14 PM
Location: Anexo II, Plenário 11
Request: REQ 7/2025 CCOM (by Dep. Jadyel Alencar)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynolQJwFYMs

**Invited Speakers:**
- Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu - Psychologist (videoconference)
- João Brant - Secretary of Digital Policies, SECOM/PR
- Karen Scavacini - Instituto Vita Alere
- Karina Queiroz - Tec Kids (videoconference)
- Emanuella Ribeiro - Instituto Alana
- Rodrigo Terra - Abragames President (videoconference)

**Deputies Present (30):** Paulo Magalhães (PSD-BA), André Figueiredo (PDT-CE), Marcel van Hattem (NOVO-RS), Túlio Gadêlha (REDE-PE), Luizianne Lins (PT-CE), Marcos Soares (UNIÃO-RJ), Carlos Henrique Gaguim (UNIÃO-TO), Pastor Diniz (UNIÃO-RR), Amaro Neto (REPUBLICANOS-ES), Julio Cesar Ribeiro (REPUBLICANOS-DF), Bia Kicis (PL-DF), Bibo Nunes (PL-RS), Gervásio Maia (PSB-PB), Ossesio Silva (REPUBLICANOS-PE), Cezinha de Madureira (PSD-SP), David Soares (UNIÃO-SP), Capitão Alberto Neto (PL-AM), Gilvan Maximo (REPUBLICANOS-DF), Albuquerque (REPUBLICANOS-RR), Antonio Andrade (REPUBLICANOS-TO), Franciane Bayer (REPUBLICANOS-RS), Cabo Gilberto Silva (PL-PB), Dani Cunha (UNIÃO-RJ), Simone Marquetto (MDB-SP), Fábio Teruel (MDB-SP), Lucas Ramos (PSB-PE), Jadyel Alencar (REPUBLICANOS-PI), Rodrigo Estacho (PSD-PR), Rodrigo da Zaeli (PL-MT)

### Hearing 2: "Platform Responsibility and Data Protection" - May 21, 2025
Event ID: 76344
Time: 3:30 PM - 7:22 PM
Location: Anexo II, Plenário 11
Request: REQ 8/2025 CCOM (by Dep. Jadyel Alencar)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3lsuBIVOJ0

**Invited Speakers:**
- Ricardo Campos - Frankfurt University professor & Legal Grounds Institute director (Confirmed)
- Daniele Kleiner - Alandar representative (Pending)
- Gustavo Borges - Lab Sul (Confirmed)
- Lucas Borges - ANPD (Confirmed)
- Mariana Rielli - Data Privacy Brasil (Confirmed)
- Pilar Ramirez - ICMEC (Did NOT attend)
- Roberta Jacarandá - Conselho Digital (Confirmed)
- Marina Fernandes - IDEC (Listed)
- **Felipe Lacerda - ESA / Entertainment Software Association (Listed)**

**Deputies Present (33):** André Figueiredo (PDT-CE), Marcel van Hattem (NOVO-RS), Túlio Gadêlha (REDE-PE), Juscelino Filho (UNIÃO-MA), Marcos Soares (UNIÃO-RJ), Orlando Silva (PCdoB-SP), Greyce Elias (AVANTE-MG), Amaro Neto (REPUBLICANOS-ES), Julio Cesar Ribeiro (REPUBLICANOS-DF), Bia Kicis (PL-DF), Bibo Nunes (PL-RS), Gervásio Maia (PSB-PB), Ossesio Silva (REPUBLICANOS-PE), Cezinha de Madureira (PSD-SP), David Soares (UNIÃO-SP), Rosana Valle (PL-SP), Capitão Alberto Neto (PL-AM), Gilvan Maximo (REPUBLICANOS-DF), Fred Linhares (REPUBLICANOS-DF), Albuquerque (REPUBLICANOS-RR), Antonio Andrade (REPUBLICANOS-TO), Franciane Bayer (REPUBLICANOS-RS), Gustavo Gayer (PL-GO), Cabo Gilberto Silva (PL-PB), Dani Cunha (UNIÃO-RJ), Marcos Tavares (PDT-RJ), Marangoni (UNIÃO-SP), Fábio Teruel (MDB-SP), Lucas Ramos (PSB-PE), Eriberto Medeiros (PSB-PE), Jadyel Alencar (REPUBLICANOS-PI), Rodrigo Estacho (PSD-PR), Rodrigo da Zaeli (PL-MT)

**Additional speakers added via amendments:**
- REQ 17/2025 (by Dep. Cleber Verde, MDB/MA): Added ESA (Entertainment Software Association) representative
- REQ 21/2025 (by Dep. Jadyel Alencar): Added IDEC (consumer defense institute) representative + Ricardo Campos (Legal Grounds Institute)

### Hearing 3: "Digital Education, Parental Controls and Inclusion" - June 11, 2025
Event ID: 76693
Time: 3:30 PM - 8:08 PM
Location: Anexo II, Plenário 11
Request: REQ 9/2025 CCOM (by Dep. Jadyel Alencar)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w64FybZifnw

**Invited Speakers (10 confirmed):**
- Ilara Madeira Reis - Desconecta Movement, Piauí (videoconference)
- Jamil Assis - Director of Institutional Relations, Sivis Institute (videoconference)
- Lilian Cintra - Secretary of Digital Rights, Ministry of Justice
- Luizio Felipe Rocha - Executive Director, STRIMA (Brazilian Streaming Association)
- Patrícia Blanco - Executive President, Palavra Aberta Institute
- **Roberta Rios - Manager of Public Policy, GOOGLE**
- Rodolfo Canônico - Director, Family Talks
- **Taís Niffinegger - Manager of Public Policy, META**
- Juliana Cunha - Director, Safernet
- Vanessa Cavalieri - Judge, Childhood and Youth Court (TJRJ)

**Deputies Present (39):** André Figueiredo (PDT-CE), Luciano Alves (PSD-PR), Cleber Verde (MDB-MA), Pr. Marco Feliciano (PL-SP), Ribamar Silva (PSD-SP), Marcos Soares (UNIÃO-RJ), Alex Manente (CIDADANIA-SP), Orlando Silva (PCdoB-SP), Pastor Diniz (UNIÃO-RR), Flávio Nogueira (PT-PI), Amaro Neto (REPUBLICANOS-ES), Julio Cesar Ribeiro (REPUBLICANOS-DF), Bia Kicis (PL-DF), Bibo Nunes (PL-RS), Gervásio Maia (PSB-PB), Ossesio Silva (REPUBLICANOS-PE), Cezinha de Madureira (PSD-SP), David Soares (UNIÃO-SP), Rosana Valle (PL-SP), Capitão Alberto Neto (PL-AM), Ricardo Ayres (REPUBLICANOS-TO), Antonio Andrade (REPUBLICANOS-TO), Mauricio Marcon (PL-RS), Franciane Bayer (REPUBLICANOS-RS), Gustavo Gayer (PL-GO), Cabo Gilberto Silva (PL-PB), Marcelo Crivella (REPUBLICANOS-RJ), Dani Cunha (UNIÃO-RJ), Dr. Fernando Máximo (UNIÃO-RO), Sargento Gonçalves (PL-RN), Marangoni (UNIÃO-SP), Simone Marquetto (MDB-SP), Fábio Teruel (MDB-SP), Delegado Paulo Bilynskyj (PL-SP), Lucas Ramos (PSB-PE), Capitão Alden (PL-BA), Jadyel Alencar (REPUBLICANOS-PI), Rodrigo Estacho (PSD-PR), Rodrigo da Zaeli (PL-MT)

**Additional speakers added via amendments:**
- REQ 13/2025 (by Dep. Marangoni, UNIÃO/SP): Added **Google**, **YouTube**, and STRIMA (Luizio Felipe Gomes Rocha)
- REQ 16/2025 (by Dep. Cleber Verde, MDB/MA): Added ESA (Entertainment Software Association)

### General Commission (Plenary) - August 20, 2025
Event ID: 77607
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:41 PM
Topic: "Protection for children and adolescents in digital environments" and "adultização" on social networks
Request: REQ 3198/2025
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRHr1GGaODA

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## 5. KEY HEARING REQUEST AUTHORS (WHO INVITED TECH COMPANIES)

| Deputy | Party/State | Action |
|--------|-------------|--------|
| **Jadyel Alencar** | REPUBLICANOS/PI | Filed REQ 7, 8, 9, 21/2025 (rapporteur). REQ 9 directly invited **Meta** representative. REQ 21 added IDEC + Ricardo Campos |
| **Marangoni** | UNIÃO/SP | Filed REQ 13/2025 adding **Google**, **YouTube**, and STRIMA to hearing 3 |
| **Cleber Verde** | MDB/MA | Filed REQ 16, 17/2025 adding **ESA** to hearings 2 and 3 |

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## 6. TECH COMPANY / INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES IN HEARINGS

### META
- **Taís Niffinegger** - "Gerente de Políticas Públicas da Meta para Segurança e Bem-estar" (Manager of Public Policy for Safety and Well-being)
  - Appeared at: Senate CCDD hearing (May 15, 2024), Chamber CCOM hearing 3 (June 11, 2025)
  - Directly invited by Rapporteur Jadyel Alencar in REQ 9/2025

### GOOGLE
- **Flávia Annenberg** - "Gerente de Relações Governamentais, Google Brasil" (Manager of Government Relations)
  - Appeared at: Senate CCDD hearing (May 15, 2024)
- **Roberta Rios** - "Manager of Public Policy, Google"
  - Appeared at: Chamber CCOM hearing 3 (June 11, 2025)
  - Added by Dep. Marangoni (UNIÃO/SP) via REQ 13/2025

### YOUTUBE (Google subsidiary)
- **Alana Rizzo** - "Líder de Políticas Públicas, YouTube Brasil" (Public Policy Leader)
  - Appeared at: Senate CCDD hearing (May 15, 2024, virtual)
  - Added to Chamber hearing 3 by Dep. Marangoni via REQ 13/2025

### TIKTOK
- **Fernando Gallo** - "Diretor de Políticas Públicas, TikTok Brasil" (Director of Public Policy)
  - Appeared at: Senate CCDD hearing (May 15, 2024)

### ESA (Entertainment Software Association)
- **Felipe Lacerda** - ESA representative
  - Listed at: Chamber CCOM hearing 2 (May 21, 2025)
  - Added by Dep. Cleber Verde (MDB/MA) via REQ 16 and REQ 17/2025
  - ESA represents: Epic, Nintendo, Riot, PlayStation, Tencent, Ubisoft, Xbox

### Câmara Brasileira da Economia Digital
- **Ana Bialer** - Coordinator, Privacy and Data Protection Working Group
  - Appeared at: Senate CCDD hearing (May 15, 2024)

### Conselho Digital do Brasil
- **Roberta Jacarandá** - Representative
  - Appeared at: Senate CCDD hearing 1 (May 14, 2024), Chamber CCOM hearing 2 (May 21, 2025)

### STRIMA (Associação Brasileira de Streaming)
- **Luizio Felipe Gomes Rocha** - Executive Director
  - Added to Chamber hearing 3 by Dep. Marangoni via REQ 13/2025

### ABRAL (Associação Brasileira de Licenciamento de Marcas e Personagens)
- **Rodrigo Paiva** - Board President
  - Appeared at: Senate CCDD hearing (May 15, 2024)

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## 7. PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUSES (FRENTES PARLAMENTARES)

### Directly Relevant:
1. **Frente Parlamentar de Combate à Violência em Ambiente Digital contra Crianças e Adolescentes** (ID 55702)
   - Coordinator: **Saulo Pedroso (PSD/SP)**
   - 198 confirmed deputy signatures, registered Sep 9, 2024
   - 319 total members across all parties

2. **Frente Parlamentar da Influência Digital (FRENID)** (ID 55637)
   - Coordinator: **Pedro Paulo (PSD/RJ)**
   - 190 deputies + 12 senators (202 total)
   - Registered March 31, 2025

3. **Frente Parlamentar Mista da Economia e Cidadania Digitais (Frente Digital)** (ID 54398)
   - Coordinator: **Lafayette de Andrada (REPUBLICANOS/MG)**
   - 204 deputy + 20 senate signatures

4. **Frente Parlamentar Mista em Defesa da Criança, do Adolescente e dos Conselhos Tutelares** (ID 54560)
   - Coordinator: **Antônia Lúcia (REPUBLICANOS/AC)**
   - 205 parliamentarians (198 deputies + 7 senators)

5. **Frente Parlamentar Mista de Telecomunicações e Soluções Digitais** (ID 55704)
6. **Frente Parlamentar de Combate à Ludopatia e de Proteção de Crianças e Adolescentes** (ID 55660)

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## 8. VOTING RECORDS

### Chamber Plenary Vote (August 20, 2025):
- Session ID: 78723
- Session type: Extraordinary Deliberative Session
- Time: 1:55 PM - 11:05 PM
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqFhn4A_alA

Vote 1 (ID 2477340-58, 22:12): Procedural motion approved
Vote 2 (ID 2477340-69, 22:28-23:01): **Subemenda Substitutiva Global approved** (the main bill text)
Vote 3 (ID 2477340-71, 23:01): **Final wording (Redação Final) approved**

NOTE: Votes appear to have been symbolic (not nominal/roll call), as individual vote data is not available in the API. No party orientation data recorded.

### Other Committee Votes:
- April 23, 2025 (CCOM): REQ 7, 8, 9/2025 approved (public hearings) with alterations to guest lists
- August 19, 2025 (CCP): Forwarding to CPASF and CCJC approved
- August 19, 2025 (PLEN): Urgency request REQ 1785/2025 approved

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## 9. RELATED/APPENDED BILLS

Bills appended to PL 2628/2022 during Chamber processing:
- PL 2103/2025 (parental controls and provider accountability)
- PL 2746/2023
- PL 3861/2025
- PL 3851/2025
- PL 4022/2025
- PL 3970/2025 (child image protection)
- PL 3836/2025
- PL 3889/2025
- PL 3091/2023
- PL 1699/2024

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## 10. PRESIDENTIAL VETO (VET 32/2025)

- Veto type: Partial
- Date: September 17, 2025
- Generated law: **Lei 15.211/2025**
- Veto message: MSC-PE 1307/2025
- Senate tracking code: 170525 (currently in progress for veto override consideration)
- Specific articles vetoed: Not available through API data (requires accessing full veto message PDF)

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## 11. NOTABLE ABSENCES IN DATA

- **No Brasscom** representation found in any hearing records
- **No Apple** representation found in any hearing records
- **No WhatsApp** specifically named (though WhatsApp is owned by Meta; Taís Niffinegger represented Meta broadly)
- **No Instagram** specifically named (also Meta-owned)
- **No Michel Temer** connection found in any records
- **No formal lobbying registrations** found through the API (Brazil does not have a comprehensive lobbying registry accessible through legislative APIs)
- Individual plenary vote breakdown not available (vote was symbolic)

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## 12. KEY OBSERVATIONS FOR OSINT INVESTIGATION

1. **Meta's direct participation**: Taís Niffinegger (Meta's Public Policy Manager for Safety & Well-being) appeared at BOTH the Senate hearing (May 15, 2024) and Chamber hearing (June 11, 2025). She was directly invited by the bill's rapporteur, Dep. Jadyel Alencar, in REQ 9/2025.

2. **Google's double presence**: Google sent two different representatives -- Flávia Annenberg (Government Relations) to the Senate, and Roberta Rios (Public Policy) to the Chamber. YouTube's Alana Rizzo also appeared at the Senate.

3. **Industry-friendly hearing framing**: The third Chamber hearing (where Meta and Google appeared) was framed around "digital education, parental controls and inclusion" -- the most platform-friendly framing of the three hearings. The first two hearings (on mental health and platform responsibility) did NOT include direct platform representation.

4. **Deputy Marangoni (UNIÃO/SP)** specifically requested adding Google, YouTube, and STRIMA to the hearing. His justification language closely mirrors industry talking points about "collaborative" and "constructive" debate.

5. **Deputy Cleber Verde (MDB/MA)** specifically requested adding the ESA (gaming industry lobby). His nearly identical REQ 16 and REQ 17 submissions for both the second and third hearings suggest coordinated effort.

6. **Conselho Digital do Brasil** appeared at both Senate and Chamber hearings. This organization warrants further investigation as a potential industry-aligned entity.

7. **Câmara Brasileira da Economia Digital** (Ana Bialer) appeared at the Senate hearing -- this is a tech industry association.

8. **Speed of final passage**: The bill went from urgency approval on Aug 19 to plenary vote on Aug 20 to presidential signature on Sep 17 -- unusually fast, suggesting either strong political momentum or that key negotiations had already occurred.

9. **Partial veto**: The presidential veto (VET 32/2025) may have removed provisions that industry lobbied against -- this requires further investigation of the actual veto message.

10. **The bill originated in the Senate** (Alessandro Vieira, then PSDB/SE) and passed through three Senate committees before reaching the Chamber, where it was processed primarily through CCOM under the REPUBLICANOS rapporteur.