Settlement2026-05-26confirmed
OpenAI × Grupo Folha
In May 2026, Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo and its parent media group settled a lawsuit with OpenAI by signing a commercial agreement. The deal allows OpenAI to use Portuguese-language news from Folha and the content portal UOL to be used in ChatGPT, reinforcing the importance of professional journalism for AI models.
Price paid
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Not disclosed
Losing bid
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Per unit
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no meaningful ratio
The asset
A commercial agreement allowing OpenAI to use real-time, Portuguese-language news from Folha de S. Paulo and content portal UOL in ChatGPT.
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- News publishing
- Modalities
- text
- Jurisdiction
- BR
What it means if you hold data
This deal marks OpenAI's first media partnership in Brazil and shows a pattern of resolving copyright lawsuits through licensing agreements, expanding its licensed data into new languages and regions.
Sources
- poder360.com.br — https://www.poder360.com.br/midia/openai-folha-e-uol-fecham-acordo-de-uso-de-conteudo-no-chatgpt/
- meioemensagem.com.br — https://www.meioemensagem.com.br/midia/folha-e-uol-fecham-acordo-de-conteudo-com-openai
- pulse2.com — https://pulse2.com/openai-signs-strategic-content-partnership-with-grupo-folha-and-grupo-uol-in-brazil/