With the Provisional Measure No. 1,124 amending the Brazilian General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD), the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) becomes independent from the Presidency Office. The Measure is already in force, while it will have to be converted in law by the National Congress. The Measure does not change the authority and...
The Brazilian DPA (National Data Protection Authority – ANPD) has opened a call for contributions to collect inputs for the creation of a regulation on international transfers of personal data. The deadline is set to 17 June 2022. Contributions can be sent to this link. Since international data transfers are a vital instrument for developing...
ZDNEt reports that the Brazilian e-commerce platform Americanas.com suffered a loss of 923 million Brazilian reais (equivalent to $183 million) as a result of two cyber attacks occurred on February 19 and 20: The attacks blocked the e-commerce platform preventing sales. The other structures of the company, namely physical stores and delivery continues operating during...
The Ombudsman of the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has published its first Annual Report, related to 2021, which can be found here. The Ombudsman is responsible for receiving, analyzing, responding to, forwarding and monitoring complaints, suggestions, requests and compliments regarding the public services provided by the ANPD itself, in addition to complaints against its...
The Brazilian National Congress promulgates the Constitutional Amendment 115, which makes the protection of personal data, including in digital media, a fundamental right. Brazil is another key economy granting such status to the privacy right of citizens and consumers.
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