President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree on Wednesday regulating Brazil’s next generation of broadcast television, promising sharper images, better sound and more integration with the internet.
Known as TV 3.0 or DTV+, the system will operate on the ATSC 3.0 standard, already in use in countries such as the United States — where it is branded NextGen TV — and South Korea, which pioneered the technology in 2017.
The first broadcasts are expected in major cities in early 2026, ahead of the football World Cup starting in June. Nationwide rollout could take as long as 15 years and may require as much as BRL 11 billion (USD 2 billion) in investment, according to industry estimates. The Telecommunications Ministry has said it will seek federal resources to offer credit lines to support the transition.
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