BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) on Monday debuted a portal where citizens can report possible violations of the country’s Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents (Digital ECA), which requires adult websites to age-verify users located in Brazil.
A statement announcing the new reporting page notes that the agency will analyze all complaints to identify companies and platforms that are not in compliance with the Digital ECA.
Among the issues that fall under the purview of the ANPD in enforcing the Digital ECA, the new reporting page lists “absence or deficiency of age verification/checking mechanisms on platforms” and “lack of adequate security mechanisms to prevent/mitigate access to inappropriate, unsuitable, or prohibited content.”
ANPD Superintendent of Inspection Fabrício Guimarães explained that while the agency will not respond individually to each report, complaints will help ANPD identify whether there is a need to open an investigation into a particular company.
The Digital ECA law mandates that providers of adult content require age verification beyond self-declaration and applies regardless of where site operators are based. The ANPD has laid out planned stages for compliance monitoring as the agency ramps up enforcement of the new rules. Stage 1, now underway, includes ongoing public consultations to expand and refine guidelines for compliance.