Brazilian Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act

Lei nº 9.610, de 19 de fevereiro de 1998

rights policy item·law·active

Brazil's principal copyright statute; it predates generative AI and contains no explicit AI-training rule.

Verified facts

Official site	https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l9610.htm?locale=pt_BR ↗
Geography	Brazil
identifier	Lei 9.610/1998
parties	unknown
item type	law
identifier	Lei 9.610/1998
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	Brazil
adoption date	1998-02-19
affected works	protected musical and literary works; sound recordings
current status	In force as of 2026-07-15.
effective date	1998-06-20
affected models	unknown
canonical title	Brazilian Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act
enforcement date	1998-06-20
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	Federal Republic of Brazil
primary documents	https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l9610.htm?locale=pt_BR
unresolved questions	Application to generative-AI training and the threshold of human contribution remain unsettled.
affected entity types	authors; performers; producers; collective-management organizations; users of protected works
affected organizations	org_br_ecad; org_br_ubc; org_br_abramus
documented interpretations	unknown
affected professional workflows	licensing; public performance; collective management; AI training-data clearance

implements (by)	Collective Copyright Management Decree
applies (by)	Spitz Park v ECAD AI-music royalty interlocutory appeal

would amend if enacted (by)	Bill 4025/2023 on AI, image and copyright
would amend if enacted (by)	Bill 1778/2026 on digital music exploitation and AI replicas
would amend if enacted (by)	Bill 4400/2024 on digital human replicas
would amend if enacted (by)	Bill 1685/2025 on AI-generated works