Brazil · Bill / Proposal
Brazil — Bill of Law No. 2338/2023 on the Civil Framework for Artificial Intelligence
Issued by Federal Senate of Brazil.
Summary
Brazil’s Bill of Law No. 2338/2023 proposed a civil framework for artificial intelligence influenced by rights-based and European regulatory approaches. The bill addressed rights to explanation, non-discrimination, contestation of automated decisions, and human intervention. It proposed strict liability for harms caused by high-risk AI systems, shifting legal burdens toward operators. The bill also outlined a National System for the Regulation and Governance of AI, with Brazil’s national data protection authority, ANPD, expected to play a coordinating role in the governance framework.
Why it matters
Rights to explanation and contestation; non-discrimination; human intervention; strict liability for high-risk AI harms; National System for the Regulation and Governance of AI; regulatory coordination involving ANPD.
Topics
Record metadata
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Americas
- Organisation
- Federal Senate of Brazil
- Document type
- Bill / Proposal
- Status
- Proposed
- Publication date
- 3 May 2023
- Added to archive
- 27 June 2026
- Archive record last updated
- 27 June 2026
- Language
- English
- Original source
- View original source
Citation export
Plain citation
Federal Senate of Brazil, Bill of Law No. 2338/2023 on the Civil Framework for Artificial Intelligence, introduced 3 May 2023. Global AI Governance Archive. https://archive.reitaw.com/documents/brazil-bill-2338-2023-civil-framework-ai.
BibTeX
@misc{brazil_bill_2338_2023_civil_framework_ai,
title = {Brazil — Bill of Law No. 2338/2023 on the Civil Framework for Artificial Intelligence},
author = {Federal Senate of Brazil},
year = {2023},
howpublished = {Global AI Governance Archive},
url = {https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/atividade/materias/-/materia/157233},
note = {Archive record: https://archive.reitaw.com/documents/brazil-bill-2338-2023-civil-framework-ai},
}See the citation guide for style-specific examples.
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- EU Artificial Intelligence Act
- Chile — Circular No. 17
- United States — Executive Order 14110
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