SWTOR Adds Mandatory Age Verification for Brazilian Players Under EA's Digital ECA Compliance

Star Wars: The Old Republic is implementing a new age-verification workflow for players in Brazil on May 28, 2026, as Electronic Arts moves to comply with the country's Digital ECA Law. Players who don't verify won't be able to play or purchase, and Steam users will need to verify through swtor.com directly.

Star Wars: The Old Republic is rolling out new age-verification requirements for players in Brazil, with EA aligning the long-running MMO with the country's Digital ECA Law. The change goes live May 28, 2026, and will gate both gameplay access and in-game store purchases for affected Brazilian accounts until verification is complete.

What the Digital ECA Law Means for SWTOR Players

Brazil's Digital ECA Law — a digital extension of the country's Child and Adolescent Statute — is forcing Electronic Arts, and by extension Broadsword, the studio now stewarding SWTOR, to introduce stricter age controls on games and online services available in the region. Starting May 28, any player located in Brazil whose account hasn't been age-verified will be prompted to log into their account on swtor.com and complete a verification workflow.

Once finished, eligible players can return to the game as normal. Players who do not meet age requirements will lose the ability to play the game and will be blocked from making purchases through the SWTOR website until they age into eligibility.

The Steam Launcher Wrinkle

For Brazilian players who launch SWTOR through Steam, the new workflow comes with a known gap. The Steam launcher does not currently display a specific message indicating that age verification is required — players will instead see a generic error and have to manually visit their account page on swtor.com to complete the process.

The development team has acknowledged the missing Steam messaging and confirmed it is working on an update, but warned that the feature does not exist in the Steam launcher today. Brazilian Steam players experiencing login errors after May 28 should head straight to the SWTOR website to verify rather than waiting for an in-launcher prompt.

What Brazilian SWTOR Players Should Do

The cleanest path on May 28 is to visit the SWTOR account portal at swtor.com and complete age verification before attempting to log into the live game. EA has published two help articles — one explaining why some EA game features are changing in Brazil, and another walking through the broader EA age-assurance process — and both are linked from the official SWTOR announcement.

Why This Matters

SWTOR remains one of the few long-running BioWare-era MMOs still in active service under Broadsword, and regional compliance work like this rarely changes gameplay. But it's the kind of behind-the-scenes plumbing that keeps the game live in markets that are tightening digital regulation. For Brazilian players, the practical takeaway is simple: verify on launch day and play on.