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Brazil — AI Governance Events

The Synthetic Outlaw Observatory has documented 2 AI governance events in Brazil — where automated systems produced prohibited outcomes while formal accountability failed to attach. Most recent: 2026-05-05.

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Brazil AI Regulation Bill Passes Lower House

PROBABLE · 2026-05-05 · Brasilia, Brazil · Government & Public Services · signal 8/10

Brazil Chamber of Deputies passed comprehensive AI legislation modeled on the EU AI Act with data localization requirements for foreign AI companies.

Brazil Bans Facial Recognition in Public Transit

DEVELOPING · 2025-03-05 · Sao Paulo, Brazil · Legal & Justice · signal 8/10

Brazil National Data Protection Authority ordered a halt to facial recognition in Sao Paulo metro after rights groups documented racial bias.

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