Tecnology
Diego Gualda, Vinicius Venancio Costa and Matheus Perez Matsuno The Third Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) upheld the decision of the TJ-SP to fine Microsoft Informática Ltda. $310,000 because the company did...
Laura Aliende da Matta and Matheus Perez Matsuno The week of the International Day for Personal Data Protection (January 28) brought news in the area of data protection in Brazil, with the publication of the Regulatory Agenda for the biennium...
Diego Gualda and Laura Aliende da Matta With the entry into force of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) on September 18, its obligations became enforceable and the issue of liability came to the fore. While administrative sanctions can only...
The entry into force of the General Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/18 - LGPD), on September 18 of this year, had impacts on various sectors of society. By regulating practices related to the processing of personal data in Brazil, the LGPD has...
The General Personal Data Protection Law - LGPD (Law No. 13,709/18), which brings in rules on how personal data shall be processed, will enter into force within the next few days, as soon as the bill of law converting Executive Order No. 959/20 is...
Approved by the Federal Senate on June 30 and still pending consideration by the House of Representatives, Bill of Law No. 2,630/2020 establishes the Brazilian Law on Freedom, Responsibility, and Transparency on the Internet, nicknamed the "Fake...
In a decision handed down on July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) changed the understanding of the European Commission on international transfer of personal data between the United States and the European Union. The...
Diego de Lima Gualda and Laura Aliende Da Matta The covid-19 pandemic has not hindered the advancement of the privacy and data protection transformation agenda in Brazil. In fact, the use of technology as a tool to monitor and combat transmission...
There is still uncertainty relating to Bill 1,179/20, which provides for a different postponement period. Executive Order (MP) No. 959/20, published on April 29, extended the entry into force of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) to May 3...
Bill No. 675/20, approved by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies on April 9, inserts a transitional provision in Law No. 12,414/11 to prohibit the recording of credit history information of individuals or companies in a database during the covid-19...
On April 3, the Federal Senate passed via floor vote Bill No. 1,179/20,[i] which provides for the Emergency and Transitional Legal Framework for private law legal relations during the covid-19 pandemic. Among other provisions, the final version of...
Law No. 13,709/18, or the General Data Protection Law (LGPD), expressly consolidates the principles and rules of a positive framework for data protection in Brazil. Although it will only take effect on August 16, 2020, many of its rules are based...
