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The bill changes the Penal Code and the Elections Law to create the crime of digital manipulation of images by artificial intelligence.

PL 3821/2024 · latest vote on February 19, 2025

The bill changes the Penal Code and the Elections Law to create the crime of digital manipulation of images by artificial intelligence. It also provides for a higher penalty in cases of crimes against women and against candidacies during the election period.

Key points and official text

Key points

  • Amends the Penal Code and the Elections Law
  • Creates the crime of digital manipulation of images by artificial intelligence
  • Increases the penalty in cases of crimes against women
  • Increases the penalty in cases of crimes against candidacies during the election period

Official text (PL 3821/2024)

The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.

Altera o Decreto-Lei nº 2.848, de 7 de dezembro de 1940 (Código Penal), e a Lei nº 9.504, de 30 de setembro de 1997 (Lei das Eleições), para tipificar o crime de manipulação digital de imagens por inteligência artificial, e agravar a pena em casos de crimes contra mulheres e candidaturas em período eleitoral, e dá outras providências.

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How each deputy voted

Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.

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