The law that could destroy Brazil - learn all about the Felca Law

This is Sovereign Doc. I'm Lucca Soares and I'm going to show you the dark side of this new legislation.

Before we talk about the law in itself, something very unique, and possibly illegal, happened in its vote. It was carried out at record speed, bypassing the standard rites of the Chamber of Deputies, and was voted on purely symbolically.

And this is where our first question comes in, Why would the government be so eager to pass this bill? What are the interests behind it?

The idea behind the Felca Law is wonderful: to protect children on the internet

However, The influencer Felca denounced several cases that had been public for years and the authorities had done nothing about them. Like this new rule would change that? That's when things start to get strange.

Looking at the law with a magnifying glass, we realize that it defines that information technology products or services “directed at children, adolescents OR access likely by them” must follow specific security requirements.

See the legislation is extremely vague at this point. It encompasses the entire Internet, since it is likely that in two clicks that child will access a gaming site, as well as an adult content site. Who defines probability? 

This opens up loopholes for legislation to be implemented anywhere, not just in specific services, when it suits those in power. And we've already seen this happening once in the Supreme Court, which extended article 43 of the rules of procedure, which allowed investigations to be opened ex officio, to crimes committed at the headquarters or premises of the Supreme Court, understanding that the entire internet was dependent on the Supreme Court. 

So can we interpret that a child is likely to access a news website? Yes, in the same way as any other website.

And to protect it, the government will require at least an age rating with personalized control of viewing settings and even the use of identification when it deems it necessary. The law is also vague in this sense, stating that the obligations are proportional to the provider's ability to influence and the reach of the content. 

In other words, the government can arbitrarily ask a website to identify all its customers. Perhaps a website with dangerous anti-government rants?

But, supporters of the law might say, from now on all adult content and gaming sites need to be labeled. A positive point, right? No. Imagine if, as happens even with government websites, this data is leaked? In addition to intimate searches, hackers would have access to children's and parents' information. The worst possible scenario.

But that will at least protect the children, won't it? Not really!

This is because, first of all, the majority of cases of violence (81%) occur within the home, and social networks are already able to identify the majority of crimes committed by them.

What's more, The difference is that the public authorities didn't act even after the crimes were identified. For example, the main case denounced by Felca went on for years without any action being taken. The Executive has failed miserably to take effective action. The legal text does nothing to change this, as the punishments for “adultization” have been written for decades.

We even know the outcome this kind of law, because it has been applied elsewhere in the world. We don't need to speculate. 

In the UK, for example, the Online Safety Act, with the same good intentions. However, in just 12 hours after application of this standard, posts in that country were censored.

Currently, the British nation imprisons more people for online offenses than dictatorships like China, Russia or Iran. The government there is desperate and it seems that the Brazilian government's desperation was not, in the end, to save the Brazilian Internet.

This means that Brazil could enter a period of censorship never seen before. The Felca Law could mean the end of democracy and freedom of expression if we don't take a decision.

In the meantime, If you have a sovereign mindset, you can not only escape censorship, but also make tons of money.

In the UK, VPN companies, which circumvent these bans, have even seen 1,400% increase in demand for services. In the state of Texas, which now also requires the use of ID, the increase reached 234,8%.

As well as selling the “tissues for those who want to escape” with VPNs, you can also provide the verification services. With a little luck and contacts with the government, you may even get a contract, since the text of the law makes it very clear that the public authorities can act as regulators, certifiers or even promoters of technical solutions for age verification:

“Art. 11: Public authorities may act as regulators, certifiers or promoters of technical age verification solutions, subject to the limits of legality, protection of privacy and the fundamental rights provided for by law.”

Still in the UK, In 2025 alone, 266 identity verification companies amassed the equivalent of R$ 16.36 billion, according to the government's own report. It is an extremely profitable industry, with growth of 11.7% per year in British territory.

You can do something positive and create checks using privacy technologies as evidence of zero knowledge, These allow age verification without showing any other data to the requesting site.

That way, You earn money and help people reduce their online exposure.

At the end of the day, The Felca Law will put a lot of businesses out of business, destroy Brazilians' privacy, hinder access to the internet and will most likely be one of the cornerstones for even more appalling censorship in a few years' time.

However, We can turn this change into an opportunity: to profit from privacy services and still develop ways to gain more freedom. Now, with the incentive to use VPNs, it will be increasingly difficult to destroy free communication between people.

It's a cat and mouse fight. The government believes it has the upper hand, but it only will if we let it.