A comercialização de loot box no Brasil: uma análise sob o prisma do direito da criança e do adolescente

Abstract

This study examines loot boxes, a monetization method commonly found in electronic games, analyzing the legality of this practice in light of the legal protections afforded to children and adolescents, and taking into account the advent of the Digital Statute of Children and Adolescents of 2025, which specifically addresses this issue. Within this framework, the study aims to determine how loot boxes impact the rights of children and youth and to assess the necessity of the changes introduced by Law No. 15,211, scheduled to take effect in March 2026. Using a hypothetical-deductive approach, with a descriptive research design and a bibliographic procedure, the study concludes that loot boxes are at odds with several principles of national legal norms. It further argues that paid loot boxes should be classified as a form of gambling, moreover, the research supports the prohibition established by Law No. 15,211 on the sale of loot boxes to children and adolescents, considering it both fair and necessary.