The Brazilian law firm BMA Advogados reports that the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority adopted a landmark and long-awaited regulation for the enforcement of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law.
Continue Reading Brazilian DPA Enacts Regulation on the Setting and Application of Administrative Penalties Under the Brazilian General Data Protection Law

On March 1, 2021, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted a response to the new Brazilian data protection authority’s call for preliminary inputs on the impact of the Brazilian data protection law on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Continue Reading CIPL Submits Response to New Brazilian Data Protection Authority’s First Public Consultation on SMEs

On January 28, 2021, international Data Privacy Day, the newly formed Brazilian data protection authority published its regulatory strategy for 2021-2023 and work plan for 2021-2022 (in Portuguese). This post includes an overview of both strategies, as well as details about the newly formed authority.
Continue Reading Brazilian Data Protection Authority Publishes Regulatory Strategy for 2021 – 2023

On October 15, 2020, Brazil’s President Bolsonaro officially nominated the five Directors of the new Brazilian data protection authority, as published in the Brazilia Official Journal. The Decree establishing the ANPD is now fully in effect; however, all five nominations still need to be approved by the Brazilian Senate.
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On September 1, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth and the Centro de Direito, Internet e Sociedade of Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público released a new paper on the “Top Priorities for Public and Private Organizations to Effectively Implement the New Brazilian General Data Protection Law.” This blog entry highlights the 12 priorities that organizations subject to the LGPD should consider to effectively implement the law.
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On August 20, 2020, Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, Jorge Antônio de Oliveira Francisco, announced that the administrative decree to create the new Brazilian data protection authority is ready and may be published at any time, after final technical adjustments are made.
Continue Reading Brazilian Minister Says Decree to Create Data Protection Authority is Ready for Publication