Roda Viva Interviews Influencer FELCA on This Monday

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In Brazil, the New Digital Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA Digital), also known as the FELCA Law (Lei 15.2112025), is now in effect, targeting the exploitation of minors in online content. Felipe Bressanim Pereira, the digital influencer and YouTuber known as FELCA, significantly boosted the effort to pass this law after posting a video in August denouncing social media accounts that were promoting the sexualization of minors. FELCA also spoke out against the “adultization” of children and teens exploited online, often by their own families, for profit. The ECA Digital Law prohibits monetizing or promoting content that sexualizes minors or portrays them in an adult-like manner, potentially aligning influencers more closely with existing child labor regulations. According to Marcelo Crespo, coordinator of Law at ESPM, the Lei Felca clarifies existing issues and raises the legal risk for parents profiting off their children’s images. As an example of the law’s impact, Hytalo Santos was found guilty in a first trial and sentenced to 11 years in prison for creating sexual content with minors.

Interview with FELCA on Digital Child Protection Law’s Impact – Roda Viva Discussion, March 23

On March 23 at 10 PM, TV Cultura’s Roda Viva will broadcast an interview with FELCA to discuss the digital environment’s advancements and challenges in relation to this law. The program, presented by Ernesto Paglia, will be simultaneously available on YouTube and the station’s website. The discussion will address the practical effects of the new legislation and responses to its passage. The panel of interviewers includes: Bruno Lucca, Daily Reporter for Folha de S.Paulo Daniel Becker, Pediatrician and Columnist for O Globo Fernanda Campagnucci, Executive Director of Internet Lab Ibere Dias, Judge of the Coordination of Childhood and Youth of TJSP Maria Mello, Manager of the Digital Axis of Instituto Alana Renata Cafardo, Special Reporter and Columnist for Estadao Cartoonist Eduardo Baptistao will also participate. (Note: This text does not necessarily reflect, in its entirety, the opinion of Portal Uai.)