No, Brazil's "Felca Law" doesn't ban Linux

Brazil's Law 15.211/2025 (nicknamed the 'Felca Law') is a Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents that mentions operating systems in its scope, but does not ban Linux. The law requires proportional age verification and parental control measures from OS and app store providers, yet widespread misinformation—triggered partly by MidnightBSD preemptively blocking Brazilian users—led to viral panic claiming Linux was being outlawed in Brazil.