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Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) Updates System for Filing Complaints
On December 21, 2021, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) updated instructions on how and when data subjects can file a complaint against a data controller for possible violation of their rights under the General Data Protection Law (LGPD). The LGPD is Brazil’s all-encompassing data protection law similar to the European Union’s GDPR. The LGPD […]
Last Part of The Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) – Administrative Sanctions – Takes Effect
Starting August 1, 2021, the Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) has some teeth. The processing of employees’ personal data in Brazil and the international transfer of such data to U.S. headquarters are subject to the LGPD. Therefore, companies with operations in Brazil should ensure they have adequate mechanisms to process personal data to avoid charges […]
BRAZIL PROPOSES ADAPTATION OF DATA PROTECTION RULES FOR SMES
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) is proposing an adaptation of the current data protection rules or small and medium businesses. ANPD Director Arthur Pereira Sabbat said the authority is structuring a first draft of the rules. He said the goal is to adapt the rules so small and medium enterprises can comply with the […]
BRAZILIAN DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY PUBLISHES REGULATORY STRATEGY FOR 2021 – 2023
The ANPD’s regulatory strategy for 2021-2023 sets forth the agency’s vision for becoming a reference, nationally and internationally, with respect to data protection. It also establishes the ANPD’s three main objectives in its initial years as a data protection regulator, which are linked to concrete actions, timelines, and key performance indicators. What are those three […]
BRAZILIAN DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY PUBLISHES REGULATORY STRATEGY FOR 2021 – 2023
The ANPD’s regulatory strategy for 2021-2023 sets forth the agency’s vision for becoming a reference, nationally and internationally, with respect to data protection. It also establishes the ANPD’s three main objectives in its initial years as a data protection regulator, which are linked to concrete actions, timelines, and key performance indicators. What are those three […]
Brazilian Minister Says Decree to Create Data Protection Authority is Ready for Publication
Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic Jorge Antônio de Oliveira Francisco has announced that the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) is ready and may be published at any time. Brazilian Congress is due to vote on the Provisional Measure 959/2020 by Aug. 27, 2020, which temporarily delays the applicability of the new […]
BRAZIL PRIVACY
The Brazilian Constitution protects the private life of the individual as a fundamental right. In the past, this was given effect by a sectoral regulation on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity matters. In August 2018, Congress passed legislation to change the data protection regime in Brazil (LGPD), which will become effective on August 16, 2020. […]
THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION LAW: A NEW PARADIGM FOR DATA PROTECTION IN BRAZIL
Brazil’s new data protection regulation will come into force in August 2020. The General Data Protection Law (LGPD in Portuguese), which adopts best practices on transparency, legal certainty, and efficiency, will make a difference in how companies in Brazil operate. The legislation has an extraterritorial application, meaning the law applies to any individual or organization, […]
BRAZIL’S DATA PROTECTION LAW: HR’S PERSPECTIVE
With less than a year remaining before Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (referred to as the LGPD) takes effect, HR professionals should start preparing. The LGPD—which regulates how companies, including employers, must process personal data such as employees’ identification numbers—takes effect Aug. 15, 2020, except for the provisions giving authority to create the National Data […]
BRAZILIAN DATA PROTECTION LAW: A COMPLEX PATCHWORK
Brazil has enacted the General Data Protection Law that establishes harmonized rules to be enforced against the public sector and private entities, big and small, regardless of their activities and/or sectors. The country has taken, therefore, a significant decision toward having a single approach when it comes to data protection principles, rights and obligations. The […]
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