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Accessibility law in Brazil: are you provably compliant?
Article 63 LBI makes accessibility a legal requirement for any company with a seat or commercial presence in Brazil. Enforcement runs via the Public Prosecutor's Office and consumer authorities through civil class actions.
- Law: Brazilian Inclusion Law (LBI), Law 13,146/2015 + eMAG
- In force: Since 2016.
- Standard: WCAG (de facto, via LBI art. 63) / ABNT NBR
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Enforcement: what's happening now
There is no specific fine schedule for web accessibility; enforcement runs via civil class actions (ação civil pública) and, for discrimination, criminal provisions (art. 88 LBI).
Since March 2025 the standard ABNT NBR 17225 sets 146 mandatory technical web-accessibility criteria (aligned with WCAG), giving teeth to the Brazilian Inclusion Law (LBI) in force since 2015 for public and private digital platforms (ABNT, 2025). Centro Tecnológico de Acessibilidade do IFRS. ABNT NBR 17225/2025: Acessibilidade em conteúdo e aplicações web. Requisitos
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If you have a commercial presence in Brazil or serve the Brazilian market, the LBI applies to your website.
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Why this matters
Accessibility isn't a checkbox for a regulator, it decides whether roughly 1 in 6 people (WHO) can use your site at all. For them, an inaccessible store isn't a minor annoyance but a closed door. Fix the error in your own code and you remove that barrier and make your site cleaner for search engines, the same fix, double the gain.
Know where you stand, before the regulator does.
Sources: Lei 13.146/2015 (Planalto) · W3C WAI. Brazil policies
This is information and tooling, not legal advice.
Facts last verified: June 2026
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