CYBER CRIMES: CHALLENGES OF LAW 11.829/2008 IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Abstract

Cyber ​​crimes, those practiced in a virtual environment, have been growing at the same speed as globalization. With this, child pornography becomes increasingly evident, in this way the Child and Adolescent Statute amended by Law 11,828 of November 25, 2008 punishes people who reproduce, photograph, film or record, by any means, a sex scene involving minors. Due to the increase in the use of devices and social networks, crimes against children and adolescents become a social problem, and they challenge the authorized in the punishment of offenders, due to the anonymity involved in the internet. The main objective of the study is to analyze how the Law to combat child pornography has been acting in the cyber environment. The study is justified by the high numbers of cases involving minors in the virtual universe. It is also proposed to present the challenges and thus analyze the influence of the Law in combating this type of crime, based on the principle that crime against minors can be fought with laws and more severe penalties for those who practice them. Having as sources collect information from secondary sources, including research platforms, books, materials and authors significant to the work.