The Chamber of Deputies approved on Tuesday (19) Bill 3066/2025, authored by congressman Osmar Terra (MDB-RS), which increases penalties for sexual crimes against children and adolescents under the Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA) and classifies them as heinous crimes. The project amends five main laws — ECA, Criminal Procedure Code, Criminal Execution Law, Heinous Crimes Law and Criminal Organizations Law — to toughen criminal treatment of sexual offenders. ✓
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"PROJETO DE LEI N.º 3.066, DE 2025 (Do Sr. Osmar Terra) Institui medidas de enfrentamento e repressão aos crimes de pornografia de crianças e adolescentes relacionados ao uso de inteligência artificial"
"altera a Lei nº 8.069/90 (Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente), o Decreto-Lei nº 3.689, de 3 de outubro de 1941 (Código de Processo Penal), a Lei nº 7.210, de 11 de julho de 1984 (Lei de Execução Penal), a Lei nº 8.072, de 25 de julho de 1990 (Lei dos Crimes Hediondos) e a Lei nº 12.850/2013 (Lei das Organizações Criminosas) para recrudescer o tratamento penal aos criminosos sexuais"
The text replaces the term "pedophilia" with "sexual violence against children or adolescents" and explicitly criminalizes the use of artificial intelligence to produce or manipulate sexual images of minors. The penalty for acquiring or possessing such material increases from 1 to 4 years to 3 to 6 years imprisonment. For those who transmit or distribute content, the penalty jumps from 3 to 6 years to 4 to 10 years. ✓
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"O crime de adquirir ou possuir registros (fotografia, vídeo e outras formas) de sexo explícito ou pornografia envolvendo criança ou adolescente passa a ser registro de violência sexual contra criança ou adolescente. Sua pena, de reclusão de 1 a 4 anos, passa para 3 a 6 anos"
"a oferta, troca, transmissão, distribuição ou divulgação, por qualquer meio, de material com registros de violência sexual contra criança ou adolescente passa da pena de reclusão de 3 a 6 anos para 4 a 10 anos"
The project creates specific aggravating factors for crimes committed with digital technology: increase of 1/3 to 2/3 of the penalty for those who use artificial intelligence, deepfakes or techniques to hide IP addresses. The proposal also legalizes "virtual patrol" — police infiltration on the internet without prior judicial authorization to collect files in public environments. ✓
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"Aumento de 1/3 a 2/3 se criminoso utilizar inteligência artificial para deepfakes (troca de rosto), filtros ou alteração de voz e imagem para se passar por criança ou outro individuo"
"os policiais poderão coletar arquivos públicos e requisitar dados de conexão (como IP e cadastro) aos provedores sem precisar de ordem judicial prévia em casos de flagrante ou risco iminente à vida do menor"
According to Federal Police data cited by rapporteur congresswoman Rogéria Santos (Republicans-BA), 1,132 operations were carried out against cybernetic crimes of sexual abuse of minors in 2025, resulting in the rescue of 123 victims. The project now goes to Senate analysis. ✓
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"a Polícia Federal realizou 1.132 operações policiais contra crimes cibernéticos relacionados a abuso sexual de menores de idade em 2025, equivalendo a, em média, três operações por dia"
"As operações de 2025 resultaram no resgate de 123 vítimas"
The project was approved in the substitute version by congresswoman Rogéria Santos (Republicans-BA), rapporteur of the matter
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
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The project allows loss of goods and values obtained from crimes, directing resources to the Child and Adolescent Rights Fund
The rapporteur removed from the original text a specific crime for blackmail with intimate photos to prevent defendants from escaping the crime of rape of vulnerable persons
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How does the project relate to Law 14.811/24, which had already included some ECA crimes in the list of heinous crimes?
Why it's still unknown: Sources do not clarify whether Bill 3066/2025 complements or replaces provisions of Law 14.811/24, which according to academic analysis had already included conducts such as § 1 of article 240 and article 241-B of ECA among heinous crimes
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What was the voting margin and coalition composition in the plenary?
Why it's still unknown: No source reported the voting score or identified which caucuses supported or opposed the project
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Was there formal opposition to the project and what were the contrary arguments?
Why it's still unknown: Sources focused on the content of the approved project but did not report debates, objections or arguments from congressmen opposing the matter