Police investigate deepfake pornography created with AI in Brasília
Two former employees of a private company in Brasília are under investigation for using deepfake technology to create and distribute fake pornographic videos and images featuring the faces of female coworkers. The material was shared via corporate emails and posted on an adult content platform, reportedly causing exposure and distress to the victims.
What happened
Two former employees of a private company in Distrito Federal created and distributed fake pornographic videos and photographs using deepfake technology with artificial intelligence to insert the faces of female coworkers into sexual content.
The material was shared via corporate emails and published on an adult content platform, causing exposure and distress to the victims. On 10 July 2026, the Polícia Civil do Distrito Federal's 2nd Police Delegation (Asa Norte) executed search and seizure warrants at addresses in the Gama and Paranoá administrative regions, seizing mobile phones and computers.
Reported impact
The victims experienced exposure and significant embarrassment, with harm to their honor, image, privacy and dignity reportedly caused by the distribution of the false intimate content.
Index analysis
Analysis of registration data and forensic examination of hard drives provided by the company gathered numerous indications of authorship against the two former employees.
Governance controls
The Polícia Civil emphasized that creation and distribution of false intimate content using artificial intelligence constitutes a serious crime, carrying a prison sentence of 4 to 10 years, plus penalties for any associated violence, as provided for in the Penal Code.
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