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Law No. 12.965 of April 23, 2014 (Establishment of Principles, Guarantees, Rights and Obligations for the Use of the Internet in Brazil), Brazil

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Year of Version 2014 Dates Entry into force: June 24, 2014 Adopted: April 23, 2014 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Notes Paragraph 2 of Article 19 of this Law provides that the application of the provisions of Article 19 for infringement of copyright or related rights is subject to a specific law, which must respect freedom of speech and other guarantees provided for in Article 5 of the Federal Constitution.
Article 31 provides that until the entry into force of a specific law, as mentioned in the Paragraph 2 of Article 19, the liability of the internet application providers (IAPs) for damages arising from content generated by third parties, in case of copyright or related rights infringement, shall continue to be regulated by the copyright legislation in force and applicable on the date this Law came into force.

Article 32 states that this Law shall enter into force after the expiry of sixty (60) days of its official publication. This Law was published in the Official Gazette on April 24, 2014, and came into force on June 24, 2014.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Portuguese Lei n° 12.965 de 23 de abril de 2014 (Estabelecimento de princípios, garantias, direitos e deveres para o uso da Internet no Brasil) PDF HTML

WIPO Lex No. BR160