Number of LATAM projects between January 2024 and February 2025
| COUNTRIES | PROJECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| ARGENTINA | 53 | |
| BRAZIL | 60 | |
| CHILE | 12 | |
| COLOMBIA | 44 | |
| ECUADOR | 4 | |
| GUATEMALA | 1 | |
| MEXICO | 37 | |
| PARAGUAY | 2 | |
| PERU | 13 |
Topics of bills introduced between January 2024 and February 2025
| Access to information | 17.2% | |
| Equality and non-discrimination | 11.0% | |
| Protection of minors | 10.0% | |
| Freedom of speech | 7.2% | |
| Reputation and honor | 5.3% | |
| National security | 4.5% |
| Gender Violence | 4.0% | |
| Liability of intermediaries | 2.9% | |
| Internet access | 2.7% | |
| Pornography | 2.1% | |
| Apologia | 1.9% | |
| Bullying | 1.5% | |
| Official advertising | 1.4% |
Topics of bills introduced between January 2024 and February 2025
| Access to information | 4.8% | |
| Bullying | 9.5% | |
| Apologia | 4.8% | |
| Freedom of worship | 1.6% | |
| Equality and non-discrimination | 15.9% | |
| Official advertising | 4.8% | |
| Fake News | 1.6% | |
| Protection of minors | 14.3% | |
| Reputation and honor | 4.8% | |
| Content moderation | 4.8% |
24/03
Tens of thousands of Argentines gathered in the Plaza de Mayo to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the 1976 military coup and protest against the policies of denial of state terrorism. The Grandmothers and Mothers of Plaza de Mayo led the demonstration, accompanied by political parties, unions, and social movements.
HUMAN RIGHTS HISTORICAL MEMORY
18/03
Deputy Gabriel Chumpitaz presented the Bill No. 0660-D-2025 "Safe Protest." The bill establishes a special control and identification regime for public demonstrations, empowering the Ministry of Security to prevent the participation of people with criminal records and prohibiting the use of items that hinder identification. It proposes a control mechanism through mandatory identification, exclusion of people with violent records, and a ban on hooded individuals.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION RIGHT TO PROTEST SECURITY
18/03
Representative Silvana Micaela Ginocchio presented the Bill 0693-D-2025 Information Accessibility for Persons with Visual Disabilities. This law establishes the mandatory incorporation of Braille or alternative communication systems in public signage, product packaging, menus, information on tourist services, transportation, and banking and electoral documentation. It seeks to guarantee the right to information and communication for blind persons, in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Law 26.378). It modifies the National Electoral Code to facilitate voting.
ACCESSIBILITY RIGHTS TO INFORMATION DISABILITY
18/03
Deputy Silvana Micaela Ginocchio presented the Bill No. 0721-D-2025The initiative establishes a Framework Law to prevent, punish, and eradicate violence against women in political life. The bill defines gender-based political violence, including acts such as defamation, harassment on social media, censorship, and the misuse of criminal law to criminalize women's political participation. It also proposes protection mechanisms and sanctions to guarantee the full exercise of women's political rights under equal conditions.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION POLITICAL RIGHTS GENDER
18/03
Deputy Silvana Micaela Ginocchio presented the Bill No. 0705-D-2025 This law declares the digital inclusion of women and diverse groups to be of national interest and creates the National Digital Inclusion Program for Women and Diversity. The project seeks to guarantee equitable access to information and communication technologies, promote training in digital tools, and address online gender-based violence. The program's implementation will be prioritized in rural communities.
DIGITAL INCLUSION ACCESS TO INFORMATION GENDER
18/03
Deputy Silvana Micaela Ginocchio presented the Bill No. 0711-D-2025The initiative proposes the creation of the Federal Observatory on Digital Violence, an organization dedicated to collecting, monitoring, and analyzing data on violence in digital environments. The project seeks to generate information for the formulation of public policies focused on the prevention and eradication of online violence, with special attention to gender-based violence and its impact on the public participation of women and minorities.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION DIGITAL VIOLENCE
18/03
Deputies José Alejandro Glinski, Paula Penacca, Matías Molle and Juan Marino presented the Bill No. 0726-D-2025The initiative bans the use of tear gas by federal security forces within the framework of the "Protocol for the Maintenance of Public Order," arguing that their use poses a disproportionate risk to the safety of protesters, journalists, and bystanders. The bill stems from complaints of excessive repression during recent demonstrations and seeks to establish stricter limits on the tools used to control protests.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION RIGHT TO PROTEST PUBLIC ORDER
17/03
Deputies of the Left Front presented the Bill No. 0584-D-2025The initiative proposes repealing Resolution 321/2025 of the Ministry of National Security, which prohibits those who have participated in public demonstrations from entering football stadiums. The authors of the bill claim that this measure criminalizes protest and violates freedom of expression and the right to assembly.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION RIGHT TO PROTEST CRIMINALIZATION OF MOBILIZATION
13/03
Deputy María Ángel Sotolano presented the Bill No. 0489-D-2025The initiative amends Article 131 of the Criminal Code to broaden the definition of grooming, incorporating new forms of abusive contact through electronic communications and regulating abuse of power or psychological manipulation in interactions with minors. The bill seeks to update the legislation to adapt it to technological changes and facilitate the investigation of these crimes.
DIGITAL REGULATION PROTECTION OF MINORS CYBER CRIMES
11/03
Deputy Pamela Calletti presented the Bill No. 0345-D-2025The initiative proposes the creation of the Federal Council on Artificial Intelligence (COFEIA), an interjurisdictional body tasked with promoting research and dissemination on AI, fostering best practices in its use, and establishing guidelines to ensure transparency and open access to knowledge on the subject. It also contemplates the establishment of an Ethics Committee to assess the impact of AI development and application on human rights.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY
11/03
La Association of Foreign Correspondents of the Argentine Republic (ACERA) He denounced restrictions on access to information by the Javier Milei government. International journalists reported difficulties in obtaining official data and accessing government sources, which limits their ability to accurately report on events in the country.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS ACCESS TO INFORMATION
10/03
Deputy Oscar Agost Carreño presented the Bill No. 0296-D-2025 Regarding the Amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure for the Intervention of Digital Communications. This law allows judges to intercept telephone and telematic communications, intercept social media messages, remotely access electronic devices, and use technical methods to identify communication equipment, establishing judicial oversight protocols for the interception of digital communications in criminal investigations.
DIGITAL PRIVACY SURVEILLANCE
10/03
Deputy Oscar Agost Carreño presented the Bill No. 0304-D-2025 On the Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images and Audiovisual Recordings. The bill amends the Penal Code to establish new offenses related to the non-consensual dissemination of intimate content, including "revenge porn," sextortion, and unauthorized dissemination of images, with prison sentences and significant fines.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PRIVACY
06/03
The government of Javier Milei presented a plan to control press conferences at the Casa Rosada through a «mute button», which allows journalists to be silenced if they exceed their time limit or use the microphone without permission. In addition, a formal dress code was imposed, and journalists are required to have permanent contracts with their employers.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
05/03
Representative Silvia Lospennato presented the Bill 0027-D-2025 Amendment to Article 128 of the Penal Code. This initiative is based on the project initiated by Senator Juan Romero with the file S2469/23The bill expands the scope of child pornography legislation to include representations generated by artificial intelligence, penalizing the production, distribution, and possession of sexually explicit content of minors created by technological systems, regardless of its degree of realism.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIGITAL REGULATION
10/03
A group of deputies presented the Bill No. 17403-07, which toughens penalties for graffiti on public and private property, establishing harsher penalties when graffiti affects national monuments. The initiative specifically classifies graffiti as a crime under the Penal Code and restricts the possibility of alternative sentences. While the bill seeks to preserve heritage and urban coexistence, it has generated debate about its potential implications for freedom of expression and the use of public space for artistic and political demonstrations.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CRIMINALIZATION OF PROTEST
11/03
A debate is generated in Chile after the police raid to the home of Karol Cariola, president of the Chamber of Deputies, while she was giving birth. Cariola faces accusations of influence peddling in an investigation into the failed purchase of the Sierra Bella Clinic. The procedure has sparked criticism and reopened discussions about the protection of rights during police and judicial proceedings.
JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
05/03
Senators Loreto Carvajal and Ximena Órdenes presented the Bill No. 17.389-06, which modifies various regulations to guarantee gender equality in candidacies for popular representation bodies. The initiative seeks to extend the requirement that neither men nor women represent more than 60% of the nominations in municipal and regional elections, in line with the current gender quota in the National Congress.
GENDER
23/03
A group of Ecuadorian journalists signed a manifesto urging the presidential candidates in the second round, Daniel Noboa and Luisa González, to outline their plans to guarantee freedom of expression in the country. This request follows statements by elected assembly member Xavier Lasso regarding his intention to regulate the media.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION MEDIA REGULATION
06/03
The Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged the Ecuadorian government to guarantee funding for the Mechanism for the Prevention and Protection of Journalistic Work. This call comes after the murder of journalist Patricio Aguilar in Esmeraldas, highlighting the need to protect journalists in the country.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
18/03
Representative Daniel Centurión presented to the Chamber the Bill No. D-2583408, which modifies Article 15 of Law No. 6534/20, which regulates the use of credit information. The bill seeks to protect citizens' personal and credit data, preventing it from being used by municipalities and other institutions to restrict access to administrative procedures or essential services.
CONSUMER PROTECTION
11/03
Senators Julio Elías Vidal and Alejandro Carlos Chacón presented a bill to regulate content creators or influencers in Colombia. The initiative seeks to establish clear and responsible regulations that guarantee the protection of fundamental rights in the context of digital advances and the influence of these actors in society.
CONTENT REGULATION
20/03
The Chamber of Deputies approved with 321 votes in favor the opinion that issues New laws on transparency and personal data protectionThis reform includes the elimination of the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information, and Protection of Personal Data (INAI), whose functions will be transferred to the Secretariat of Anti-Corruption and Good Governance. The measure has raised concerns among civil society organizations and journalists, who believe it represents a setback in terms of transparency and accountability.
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACCESS TO INFORMATION
10/03
La UNESCO reported that, so far in 2025, four Mexican journalists have been murdered, and their cases have been entered into the UNESCO Observatory of Murdered Journalists. This alarming number places Mexico as one of the most dangerous countries for the practice of journalism, highlighting the need to strengthen the protection of journalists and guarantee press freedom.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
24/03
The newspaper El País reported an increase in violence in Lima, including threats, extortion, and attacks on journalists. This climate of national insecurity has generated concern in the journalistic community and highlighted the need to guarantee the safety of journalists in the exercise of their work. The government has declared a 30-day state of emergency and appointed a new Minister of the Interior following the dismissal of Juan José Santiváñez.
JOURNALISTIC SECURITY FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
14/03
El Peruvian Press Council, along with other national and international organizations, rejected the first-vote approval by Congress of the substitute text for Bills 4431/2022 and 6718/2023, which propose amending the Penal Code and the law regulating the exercise of the right to rectification, which affects press freedom. The argument is that this legislation, popularly known as the "gag law," imposes restrictions that could be used to censor and control the media.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS CENSORSHIP
14/03
The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) warned about the deterioration of freedom of expression in Peru, highlighting the increase in judicial persecution of journalists and the growing limitations on access to public information. Finally, he urged the Peruvian authorities to respect and guarantee journalistic work in the country.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
13/03
Congress approved Amendments to Legislative Decree 635 and Law 26775, which regulate the right to rectification. The Press and Society Institute (IPYS) has pointed out that these amendments significantly weaken the guarantees for exercising freedom of information, classifying them as unnecessary and anti-technical.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
12/03
The Congress of the Republic approved a law that imposes a system of control and supervision over civil society organizations that receive foreign funding. Various international organizations have condemned the so-called "anti-NGO law," arguing that it limits and censors the activities of these entities, affecting fundamental rights such as freedom of association and expression.
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION CENSORSHIP
20/03
Deputy Pastor Gil presented the Bill No. 1148/2025, which amends the Consumer Protection Law to impose stricter penalties on those who create, promote, or distribute misleading or abusive advertising. The initiative establishes fines of up to 10% of the offending companies' annual gross revenue, an obligation to repair damages to consumers, and a suspension of advertising activities for up to 12 months. The definition of abusive advertising is expanded to include content that incites violence, exploits consumer fear or vulnerability, and distorts relevant information.
ADVERTISING CONTENT MODERATION CONSUMER RIGHTS
11/03
Deputy Helio Lopes presented the Bill No. 897/2025, which proposes allocating 10% of revenue from sports betting and lottery games to fund artificial intelligence research in Brazil. The funds would be used for innovative projects, the creation of AI centers of excellence, and the development of technological solutions in strategic sectors such as health, education, and public safety. The initiative also contemplates the creation of a National AI Research Plan, with periodic reviews to ensure its impact on the country's technological development. Given the growing use of AI in content moderation and automated decision-making, this project could influence access to information and the regulation of the digital ecosystem.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
