Brazilian Police Investigate AI-Generated Deepfake Nudes of Parliamentarians
Brazilian Federal Police launched Operation Rosa Branca on November 19, 2025, to investigate suspects accused of using AI technology to create and distribute deepfake nude images of female parliamentarians and share hate speech with Nazi and racist content on social media. Senator Soraya Thronicke was identified as one of the victims, and the investigation was initiated following reports from the Federal Senate's Legislative Police.
What happened
The Brazilian Federal Police launched Operation Rosa Branca on November 19, 2025, to investigate crimes including the creation and dissemination of AI-generated deepfake nude images of federal parliamentarians. The investigation began from a procedure filed by the Federal Senate's Legislative Police, which identified improper social media posts.
The suspects, described as young people around 25 years old with no prior criminal records, used artificial intelligence to produce 'deepnude' images depicting parliamentarians without clothing, which were shared as if they were authentic. The investigators confirmed that the suspects' social media profiles contained symbols associated with racial superiority ideology, references to Nazism, and various racist content.
Reported impact
Senator Soraya Thronicke was identified as one of the victims whose image was targeted. She stated that she had been a recurring target of crimes of this nature, citing a previous Federal Police operation called Operation Harassment in which electronic equipment was seized from a suspect accused of sending sexually explicit messages to her and other women, including a deputy.
Index analysis
The incident involved the intentional creation and dissemination of non-consensual synthetic intimate imagery of women parliamentarians. In February 2025, the Chamber of Deputies approved legislation adding to the Penal Code the crime of manipulating, producing, or distributing false nudity or sexual acts generated by AI technology, with penalties of 2 to 6 years imprisonment, increased by one-third to one-half if the victim is a woman, child, adolescent, elderly person, or person with disability.
Governance controls
The Federal Police operation was authorized by judicial orders issued by the 5th Federal Court of Caxias do Sul. Two search and seizure warrants and one personal search warrant were executed in Lajeado in the Vale do Taquari region.
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