Governance

PBIA

Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial (national AI plan).

How the laws define this

Both official instruments establish PBIA as Brazil's national public-policy and strategic plan for artificial intelligence, which is implemented and managed by a dedicated Group of Work. However, the texts diverge in how they characterize the scope and primary function of the program. Portaria nº 8/2025 defines PBIA through its substantive policy domains, explicitly outlining strategic axes and actions that span infrastructure, capacity-building, public service modernization, industrial innovation, and governance, to be implemented by the GT-PBIA alongside other bodies. In contrast, Resolução CITDIGITAL nº 2/2025 emphasizes administrative oversight and inter-institutional coordination, framing PBIA as an ongoing program whose planning, execution, monitoring, and adjustments the Group of Work must actively align across ministries, development banks, and research agencies.

Synthesised from the 2 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.

How jurisdictions differ

What is distinctive in each definition, binding law in force first.

Jurisdiction	Instrument	Status	What is distinctive
Brazil	Ordinance No. 8/2025	In Force	Focuses on PBIA's content by listing its strategic axes and actions across infrastructure, capacity-building, public service modernization, industrial innovation and governance.
Brazil	Resolution CITDIGITAL No. 2/2025	In Force (Amended)	Emphasizes the GT's responsibilities to implement, monitor, align across ministries, development banks and research agencies, and oversee execution, planning and adjustments.

What it triggers

Under Ordinance No. 8/2025, the GT-PBIA and other bodies must implement PBIA's strategic axes and actions.source
Under Resolution CITDIGITAL No. 2/2025, the GT must implement, monitor and align PBIA across ministries, development banks and research agencies.source
Under Resolution CITDIGITAL No. 2/2025, the GT must oversee PBIA's execution, planning and adjustments.source

Definitions (2)

The Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial: Brazil's national public-policy plan for AI that sets strategic axes and actions across infrastructure, capacity-building, public service modernization, industrial innovation and governance to be implemented by the GT-PBIA and other bodies.

Portaria nº 8/2025 (Portaria establishing the composition of the Group of Work to manage the PBIA)Definition 1 of 2

The national strategic plan for artificial intelligence that the GT is tasked to implement, monitor and align across ministries, development banks and research agencies; the Resolution refers to PBIA as the program whose execution, planning and adjustments the GT must oversee.

Resolução CITDIGITAL nº 2/2025 (Resolution establishing the Group of Work to manage the Brazilian Plan for Artificial Intelligence - PBIA)Definition 2 of 2

Not to be confused with

EBIA

EBIA is the Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, while PBIA is the national public-policy plan with specific implementation by GT-PBIA and GT.

Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial (PBIA)

The related term broadly describes PBIA as Brazil's national AI strategy and implementation plan, whereas the definitions detail the managing GT-PBIA and GT roles.

Questions and answers

What does PBIA cover?

PBIA sets strategic axes and actions across infrastructure, capacity-building, public service modernization, industrial innovation and governance. It is implemented by the GT-PBIA and other bodies.

What are the GT's duties for PBIA?

The GT must monitor PBIA across ministries, development banks and research agencies. It also handles annual plans and reporting.