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ARTICLE · 14 SEPTEMBER 2026

Brazil Holds Public Hearing On Counterfeit And Irregular Products Online

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Four Brazilian federal authorities have jointly convened a public hearing to address the sale of counterfeit and irregular products through digital platforms, signaling a shift toward regulatory proposals for the digital marketplace. The hearing will examine critical issues including platform liability, product verification mechanisms, consumer protection, and cooperation frameworks between platforms, regulators, and rights holders.

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The hearing will take place on September 14, 2026, with written contributions due within 10 business days of publication

Four federal authorities have jointly convened a public hearing on the sale of counterfeit and irregular products through digital platforms. They have also opened a period for written contributions from platforms, rights holders, the productive sector, and other interested parties.

On September 4, 2026, Public Call Notice #01/2026/CNCP1 was jointly issued by the following authorities: the President of the National Council for Combating Piracy and Intellectual Property Crimes (CNCP); the President of the Technical Committee on Quality Infrastructure (CTIQ) of the National Council on Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Conmetro); the National Secretary for Digital Rights of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security; and the Secretary for Digital Policies of the Presidency’s Secretariat of Social Communication.

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