The Brazilian government launched the Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024–2028 (PBIA), titled “IA para o Bem de Todos” (AI for the Good of All), in July 2024. The plan allocates approximately BRL 23 billion (around USD 4 billion) across five strategic axes: sovereign infrastructure and data ecosystems; research, development, and industrial adoption; public-sector modernisation; human capital and diffusion; and governance, regulation, and trust. The human capital axis commits to training 20,000 AI professionals per year by 2028, launching AI scholarships at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and expanding AI education from basic schooling to postgraduate study. The Ministry of Education published guidelines for AI use in schools under the PBIA framework in July 2024, covering personalised learning, student assessment, and privacy protections.
Who it affects: The plan targets students at all levels, university researchers, workers across sectors, and public servants. The Ministry of Education guidelines affect all Brazilian schools, though they are recommendations rather than mandates. Requalification initiatives are intended to reach workers displaced or at risk from AI automation.
What is notably missing: The PBIA is a government plan, not legislation. Its education and workforce commitments are not legally binding on schools or employers. No mechanism obliges private companies to train their employees. The AI bill (PL 2338/2023) that would create binding obligations remains pending in the Chamber of Deputies as of March 2026. The training targets (20,000 professionals per year) apply to specialist AI roles; no standard for general workforce AI literacy is established.