{"id":1337553,"date":"2025-09-26T20:05:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/R7xy4FEh963iYjM6PBCnnc"},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:05:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:05:52","slug":"brazils-president-has-signed-a-ban-on-selling-loot-boxes-to-minors-as-part-of-a-larger-online-child-safety-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/brazils-president-has-signed-a-ban-on-selling-loot-boxes-to-minors-as-part-of-a-larger-online-child-safety-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil&#8217;s president has signed a ban on selling loot boxes to minors as part of a larger online child safety law"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>In March, videogames will no longer be able to sell lootboxes to users under the age of 18 in Brazil due to a ban signed earlier this month by Brazilian president Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva. Part of a broader law passed by Brazil&#8217;s congress to enact online safety measures for children, the ban continues an ongoing international effort to regulate exploitative monetization practices (via <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-campaign-against-predatory-in-game-practices-takes-a-step-forward-in-brazil-as-president-lula-bans-loot-boxes-targeted-at-under-18s\" target=\"_blank\">Eurogamer<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The law, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planalto.gov.br\/ccivil_03\/_ato2023-2026\/2025\/lei\/L15211.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Lei 15.211\/2025<\/a>, aims to defend &#8220;the best interests of children and adolescents,&#8221; which it defines\u2014according to machine translation\u2014as &#8220;the protection of their privacy, safety, mental and physical health, access to information, freedom to participate in society, meaningful access to digital technologies, and well-being.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 7 of the law says that &#8220;loot boxes offered in electronic games aimed at children and adolescents or likely to be accessible by them are prohibited, in accordance with the respective age rating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the law mandates that games featuring &#8220;interaction between users through text, audio or video messages&#8221; must comply with guidelines established by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planalto.gov.br\/ccivil_03\/_ato2023-2026\/2024\/Lei\/L14852.htm#art16\" target=\"_blank\">a separate law passed in 2024<\/a>, which requires companies to moderate &#8220;abuse and irregularities committed by users&#8221; and provide transparency for how their moderation systems are used, maintained, and updated.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil isn&#8217;t the first country to attempt to regulate loot boxes, and likely won&#8217;t be the last. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/newsbeat-49674333\" target=\"_blank\">Belgium banned loot boxes<\/a>\u2014with varying degrees of success\u2014in 2018, while <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/us-loot-box-ban-bill-gains-bipartisan-support-in-the-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\">US lawmakers<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-netherlands-moves-toward-an-outright-loot-box-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dutch political coalitions<\/a>, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/australia-eyeballs-an-adults-only-loot-box-law\/\" target=\"_blank\">members of Australian parliament<\/a> have proposed their own bans on loot boxes as a form of digitized gambling.<\/p>\n<p>For those protections to have any effect in Brazil, however, they&#8217;ll necessitate the usage of age-verification mechanisms. Previously, Brazilian law had considered it sufficient for users of digital services to self-declare their age. The new law, however, requires the providers of those services to &#8220;take proportionate, auditable and technically secure measures to assess the age or age range of users.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the law states &#8220;data collected to verify the age of children and adolescents may be used solely for this purpose, and its processing for any other purpose is prohibited,&#8221; similar age verification measures have been the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/the-uks-new-age-verification-is-a-privacy-nightmare-but-it-doesnt-need-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\">source of privacy concerns<\/a> as online safety legislation has advanced in the UK, Australia, some US states, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"ce6f2bcf-5ea8-4148-9096-d7d90ffa1e9a\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/brazils-president-has-signed-a-ban-on-selling-loot-boxes-to-minors-as-part-of-a-larger-online-child-safety-law.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"ce6f2bcf-5ea8-4148-9096-d7d90ffa1e9a\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/brazils-president-has-signed-a-ban-on-selling-loot-boxes-to-minors-as-part-of-a-larger-online-child-safety-law\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March, videogames will no longer be able to sell lootboxes to users under the age of 18 in Brazil due to a ban signed earlier this month by Brazilian president Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva. Part of a broader law passed by Brazil&#8217;s congress to enact online safety measures for children, the ban continues an ongoing international effort to regulate exploitative monetization practices (via Eurogamer). The law, Lei 15.211\/2025, aims to defend &#8220;the best interests of children and adolescents,&#8221; which it defines\u2014according to machine translation\u2014as &#8220;the protection of their privacy, safety, mental and physical health, access to information, freedom to participate in society, meaningful access to digital technologies, and well-being.&#8221; Chapter 7 of the law says that &#8220;loot boxes offered in electronic games aimed&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/brazils-president-has-signed-a-ban-on-selling-loot-boxes-to-minors-as-part-of-a-larger-online-child-safety-law\/\">Read 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