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Brazil Amps Up Enforcement of Data Protection Law

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Actions in the last six months of the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) suggest that it intends to aggressively enforce the Brazilian Data Protection Law (“LGPD”). The LGPD applies to any entity that...more

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Brazil’s Data Protection Authority releases guidance on data protection officer responsibilities and duties

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On July 16, 2024, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published Resolution No. 18/2024 (Resolution 18) outlining rules on the appointment, definition, duties and activities of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Brazil

Introduction - The Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”), enacted in 2018 and enforced since 2020, serves as the cornerstone of the country's data protection framework. Its primary objective is to ensure the...more

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ANPD’s Compiled Technical Notes In 2023

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In 2023, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) made public several Technical Notes, with the aim of increasing transparency on ANPD actions on several matters, and to provide guidance on specific topics in the...more

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Here’s Why You Should Be Aware of Brazil’s Data Privacy Law + 6 Key Scenarios to Consider

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Companies that collect or process personal data in Brazil — or from consumers in the country — should be familiar with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, which has been the country’s main legislation on the matter...more

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Brazil's AI Legislation

While many of the world’s governments are struggling to determine what to do about AI, Brazil already has a track history in this area. As Maria Victoria Mota, Corporate Attorney at Viapol (a subsidiary of RPM), explains in...more

Hogan Lovells

The Brazilian Data Protection Authority has published its first sanction under the General Data Protection Law

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On July 6, 2023, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published an order imposing the first fine for breaches of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD). The fine, totaling BRL 14,400 (around USD...more

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[Webinar] Brazil’s LGPD Gains Some Teeth: A Review of the New Rules That May Affect Your Business - April 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

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In February 2023, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published the rules for the application of sanctions and the methodology for calculating fines for violation of their General Data Protection Law...more

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Survey of International Privacy Laws

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Introduction - Recent years have brought a dramatic increase in the number of countries that have comprehensive privacy and data security laws. As the world has become increasingly digital, privacy and data protection have...more

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ANPD publishes Resolution regulating the application of LGPD provisions to small businesses

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On January 27, 2022, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published Resolution nr. 2, regulating the application of certain provisions of the General Personal Data Protection Act (LGPD) to small processing agents,...more

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ANPD publica Resolução regulamentando aplicação de dispositivos da LGPD a empresas de pequeno porte

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No dia 27 de janeiro de 2022, a Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) publicou a Resolução n.º 2, regulamentando a aplicação de determinados dispositivos da Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD) a agentes...more

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Last Part of the Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) – Administrative Sanctions – Takes Effect August 1, 2021

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Starting August 1, 2021, the Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) will have some teeth. - The LGPD was enacted in August 2018, but its provisions were scheduled to take effect in three separate phases....more

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Brazil’s LGPD: What You Need to Know Before 2021

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Overlooked in a year dominated by a "wait-and-see" dynamic with both the finalization and enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Brazil's General Data Protection Law-Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Brazil’s Comprehensive Privacy Law Now in Effect

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LGPD In Effect: First Civil Action Filed in Brazil

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LGPD Now In Effect - After a tumultuous legislative history, as noted in our previous alerts, the Brazilian Senate finally passed into law a revised proposal to remove any delays of the LGPD’s effectiveness. On September...more

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Brazil’s Data Protection Law (“LGPD”) Retroactively Effective

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On September 18, 2020, Brazil’s data protection law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, or “LGPD”) became retroactively effective August 16, 2020. Penalties do not begin until August 1, 2021, based on a previous delay...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Brazil’s LGPD Poised to Take Effect in a Matter of Days

Brazil’s long-anticipated data protection law, Lei Geral De Proteção de Dados Pessoais (“General Law for Data Protection” or “LGPD”), now appears positioned to take effect in a matter of days. Ever since the law was...more

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Brazil’s LGPD Data Privacy Law to Become Effective Any Day

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While it appeared that Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD), which was inspired by Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), was going to be postponed until 2021, that is no longer the case. In a shocking...more

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Update on Global Data Privacy Regulations by John Jackson

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Cybersecurity and data privacy regulations were complicated well before the global pandemic. Since COVID-19 swept the world, Brazil has delayed enacting its new general data protection law, California's CCPA has gone through...more

Kilpatrick

8 Key Takeaways - How the Upcoming Brazilian Privacy Law May Affect Internal Investigations

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In 2018, the Brazilian government passed the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD), which comes into effect in August 2020. Bernadete de Figueiredo Dias, partner at CGM Advogados and Adria Perez, Kilpatrick Townsend Partner...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Brazil’s New Privacy Law One Year Away

Global corporations will soon have another privacy law acronym to address. In one year (August 2020), Brazil will join the fray with its own general privacy law, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessaoais (General Data...more

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Brazil Enacts Measure Creating a Data Supervisory Authority; Delays Implementation of the LGPD

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While the inauguration of a polarizing new president dominated the news of Brazil around the beginning of the new year, outgoing President Michel Temer, before leaving office, issued an executive order that has important...more

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