About the organisation
SaferNet is the first NGO in Brazil to establish a multi-stakeholder approach for protecting human rights in the digital environment. Since 2005, it has run the National Human Rights Cybertipline (in partnership with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office), the National Helpline, and the Brazilian awareness node. With two decades of experience in capacity-building programmes involving educators, young people, legislators, policymakers, and social workers, the organisation leads the debate on online safety and well-being in numerous national and international fora. SaferNet holds formal agreements with public bodies and private companies, and has coordinated Safer Internet Day in Brazil since 2009.
Awareness centre
Since 2021, the Skills for Digital Safety and Citizenship project has supported over 1,000 Brazilian public schools in implementing digital education curricula. We offer free pedagogical resources, teacher training, awards, and mentorship for teachers across the country, benefiting over 150K students and 50K teachers. Additionally, we continuously launch publications, campaigns, and short-term projects focusing on teenagers, youth, educators, and parents.
Helpline
Since 2007, SaferNet’s Helpline has provided guidance to parents, educators, and social workers on promoting online safety and self-protection behaviours. In 2025, it handled 2,254 cases, with an increased number of reports concerning image-based sexual abuse and mental health.
Hotline
SaferNet's Hotline, the National Cybercrime Reporting Centre, received 87,689 unique reports in 2025, an increase of 28.4 per cent from 2024. Most (63,214) concerned child sexual abuse material (CSAM) - the second-highest figure in its history after 2023 - with generative AI contributing to the rise. Misogyny and violence against women (8,728) and incitement to crimes against life (4,752) followed.
Youth participation
Currently, the “Prevenção em Rede” project, supported by The Freedom Fund, develops materials with students to prevent technology-facilitated sexual violence. The Skills for Digital Safety and Citizenship project also promotes youth-centred activities, with students participating in a national award. From 2020 to 2025, we ran Digital Citizen, a youth engagement and peer-to-peer education program — its content repository is still available.
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About the organisation
SaferNet is the first NGO in Brazil to establish a multi-stakeholder approach for protecting human rights in the digital environment. Since 2005, it has run the National Human Rights Cybertipline (in partnership with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office), the National Helpline, and the Brazilian awareness node. With two decades of experience in capacity-building programmes involving educators, young people, legislators, policymakers, and social workers, the organisation leads the debate on online safety and well-being in numerous national and international fora. SaferNet holds formal agreements with public bodies and private companies, and has coordinated Safer Internet Day in Brazil since 2009.
Awareness centre
Since 2021, the Skills for Digital Safety and Citizenship project has supported over 1,000 Brazilian public schools in implementing digital education curricula. We offer free pedagogical resources, teacher training, awards, and mentorship for teachers across the country, benefiting over 150K students and 50K teachers. Additionally, we continuously launch publications, campaigns, and short-term projects focusing on teenagers, youth, educators, and parents.
Helpline
Since 2007, SaferNet’s Helpline has provided guidance to parents, educators, and social workers on promoting online safety and self-protection behaviours. In 2025, it handled 2,254 cases, with an increased number of reports concerning image-based sexual abuse and mental health.
Hotline
SaferNet's Hotline, the National Cybercrime Reporting Centre, received 87,689 unique reports in 2025, an increase of 28.4 per cent from 2024. Most (63,214) concerned child sexual abuse material (CSAM) - the second-highest figure in its history after 2023 - with generative AI contributing to the rise. Misogyny and violence against women (8,728) and incitement to crimes against life (4,752) followed.
Youth participation
Currently, the “Prevenção em Rede” project, supported by The Freedom Fund, develops materials with students to prevent technology-facilitated sexual violence. The Skills for Digital Safety and Citizenship project also promotes youth-centred activities, with students participating in a national award. From 2020 to 2025, we ran Digital Citizen, a youth engagement and peer-to-peer education program — its content repository is still available.
