Brazilian Ministry identifies 32 AI sites creating fake nude images
Brazil's Justice Ministry identified 32 websites offering AI tools to create fake nude images from photographs and referred them to federal police and the data protection authority. The tools, known as "deepnude," are accessible via web browsers without app installation, age verification, or user registration, and pose risks of psychological violence and sexual harassment against women.
What happened
Brazil's Justice Ministry identified 32 websites offering AI tools to create false nude images from real photographs and sent the list to the Federal Police and the National Data Protection Authority for analysis and potential legal measures.
The tools are accessible directly through web browsers without requiring app installation, user registration, or age verification, and many offer free generation of one or two manipulated images to attract users before charging for subscriptions.
Reported impact
The technical note states that 'deepnude' tools can amplify psychological violence against women by facilitating the production and dissemination of false intimate images.
The government warned of risks of digital violence and criminal misuse of AI tools, noting that violations of victims' fundamental rights such as privacy, honor, image, and dignity are possible.
Index analysis
The Justice Ministry did not publicly disclose the list of 32 websites, reasoning that disclosure of the electronic addresses could increase access to tools that violate fundamental rights.
Governance controls
The National Secretariat for Digital Rights recommended sending the list to the Federal Police Directorate for Combating Cybercrime, the Integrated Operations and Intelligence Directorate of the National Public Security Secretariat, and the ANPD to verify whether criminal offenses occurred and define appropriate measures.
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Sources and evidence
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