Brazilian DPA imposes preventive measures on X. Corp
Recently, on December 16, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) imposed preventive measures against X. Corp, responsible for the X (Twitter) app, suspending the use of data from individuals under 18 years old for the training of generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools. The measures were: (i) obligation to modify the company’s Privacy Policy to state that the […]
Brazilian DPA investigates 20 companies for noncompliance with DPO’s obligations
Recently, On December 13, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) announced the beginning of a procedure against 20 companies to investigate potential noncompliance with obligations related to the Data Protection Officer. These companies, operating in various sectors such as telecommunications, retail, social media, aviation, and food services, allegedly failed to provide […]
Publication of the 2025-2026 Regulatory Agenda of the Brazilian DPA
Recently, on December 9, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“Brazilian DPA” or “ANPD”) approved its Regulatory Agenda for the 2025-2026 biennium, establishing the priority topics to be addressed by the ANPD during this period. In the new Regulatory Agenda, the Brazilian DPA maintained its operations divided into four phases. Phase 1 will continue the items […]
Ministry of Finance publishes an Ordinance with new rules for online betting sites
Recently, the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance (“SPA/MF”) published Ordinance n. 1,857/2024 (“Ordinance”), creating transitional rules for online betting sites that requested the license to provide their services in Brazil. The Ordinance established procedures and rules for migrating data and funds from the websites currently used by online betting sites […]
Call for Contributions on AI regulation
Yesterday, on November 6, 2024, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) launched a Call for Contributions to gather public input on its regulatory project for Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection in the context of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”). The scope also includes the review of automated decision-making. The […]
Brazilian DPA sanctions Ministry of Health for non-compliance with LGPD
Today’s edition of the Federal Official Gazette published a decision by the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”), imposing sanctions for non-compliance with the General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”) on yet another public entity, the Ministry of Health. In this case, the ANPD found that the entity violated two provisions of the […]
Ministry of Finance requests suspension of over 1,400 additional betting sites in Brazil
On October 31, the Prizes and Betting Office of the Ministry of Finance (“SPA/MF”) submitted a second blocking request in Brazil for betting sites operating without having applied for a license from the Ministry of Finance. This second blocking list includes more than 1,400 betting sites not included in the first list, which we analyzed […]
Brazilian DPA opens a sanctioning administrative procedure against TikTok
On November 4, 2024, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) initiated a sanctioning administrative procedure against TikTok to investigate possible irregularity in the processing of minors’ personal data mainly due to the absence of age verification mechanisms. The Brazilian DPA is particularly concerned about a feature called the “feed sem cadastro” […]
Brazilian Superior Justice Court issues a list of case law involving the Brazilian General Data Protection Law
On October 27, 2024, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) released a list of case law decided after the entry into force of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”) involving issues related to personal data protection. Among the topics analyzed in the list, one of the decisions established the need for the data […]
Antitrust Commission is highlightedAntitrust Commission of OAB/RJ is highlighted in the Call for Contributions for the regulation of digital platforms conducted by the Ministry of Finance.
Partner Gustavo Coelho and associate Fernando Naegele participated in the contribution submitted by the Antitrust Law Commission of the Rio de Janeiro State Bar Association (“CDCOR”) in the Call for Contributions for the economic and competition regulation of digital platforms conducted by the Ministry of Finance. Gustavo and Fernando are, respectively, vice-president and member of […]