Brazil's Chamber of Deputies established on Tuesday (May 20) the Special Committee tasked with debating Bill 2338/23, already approved by the Senate, which regulates the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Brazil. The initiative, authored by Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), is the result of a jurists' committee's work and is now advancing as a priority in the Chamber, subject to a ten-plenary-session deadline for issuing its opinion.
Representative Luisa Canziani (PSD-PR) was unanimously elected to chair the committee, with Representative Adriana Ventura (Novo-SP) as 1st Vice-Chair, Representative Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG) as 2nd Vice-Chair, and Representative Gustavo Gayer (PL-GO) as 3rd Vice-Chair. Representative Aguinaldo Ribeiro (PP-PB) will serve as rapporteur, and is tasked with presenting next week a work plan and proposals for roundtable discussions involving representatives from the public sector, private sector, academia, and civil society.
In her inaugural remarks, Luisa Canziani emphasized that the committee will not merely follow the text approved by the Senate, but will act proactively to ensure that the benefits of AI are widely enjoyed while its risks are mitigated. She noted that international regulatory experiences will be taken into consideration and clarified that the debate will not encompass the regulation of digital platforms.
Rapporteur Aguinaldo Ribeiro stressed the need for dialogue with the Senate, the bill's author, the original Senate rapporteur, and the federal government to ensure harmony between the two chambers. He observed that the regulatory challenge surrounding AI may be greater than the one faced during the tax reform and stated his intention to produce a forward-looking text backed by a broad parliamentary majority, to avoid future amendments in the Senate.
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Source: Agência Câmara de Notícias