CVM issues a Guidance Opinion regarding securities and Football Corporations in Brazil

Recently, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM” or “Autarquia”) issued Guidance Opinion n. 41/2023 (“Opinion”), highlighting relevant aspects regarding the understanding and stance of the Autarchy concerning the issuance of securities by Football Corporations in Brazil (“SAF”). The Opinion emphasized the complementarity between the SAF Law and the Brazilian Corporations Law, with the latter […]

Article: “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence – Challenges and Possible Regulatory Strategies” is selected to be presented at the XV ENAPID

On September 14, 2023, at 08:30h, associate Fernando Naegele will present the article co-authored with partner Gustavo Flausino Coelho entitled “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence – Challenges and Possible Regulatory Strategies” in the Coordinated Session 3 of the XV Academic Meeting on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Development – ENAPID hosted by the National Institute of Industrial […]

Brazilian DPA publishes the half-yearly Monitoring Report on 2023-2024 Regulatory Agenda

On August 22, 2023, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“Brazilian DPA” or “Authority”) released the half-yearly Monitoring and Execution Report of the Authority’s Regulatory Agenda for the 2023-2024 biennium (“Report”). The Report details the progress of the Agenda’s projects and presents the statistics on society’s participation in the regulatory processes. The Regulatory Agenda of the […]

ANPD announces public hearing on the regulation of international transfers of personal data

On August 14, 2023, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) announced the Public Hearing No. 2 on the Draft Resolution on the Regulation of International Transfers of Personal Data and the Model of Standard Contractual Clauses. Within the scope of international transfers, the draft released by the ANPD includes definitions, general requirements, characterization of international […]

First Monitoring Cycle Report released by the Brazilian DPA

On August 18, 2023, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“Brazilian DPA” or “ANPD”) released the first Monitoring Cycle Report (RCM) of the General Supervisory Office (CGF) containing an assessment of the supervisory activities of 2022, summarizing the main results of the area, and providing guidelines for the next monitoring cycle. Through the RCM, the CGF […]

ANPD announces a Public Hearing on the legitimate interest legal grounds

On August 16, 2023, the National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) announced a Public Hearing regarding a soon-to-be published Guideline on the interpretation and application of the legitimate interest legal grounds by data processing agents, in compliance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”). The Preliminary Report of the Guideline issued by […]

Associate is a guest on podcast Estúdios Brownie

Associate Fernando Naegele participated as a guest on Episode n. 46 of Estúdios Brownie podcast, hosted by photographer Ana Campbell. In the episode, Fernando discussed about image rights and copyrights, explaining the differences and convergence points of both rights. Fernando and Ana also talked about topics such as photography and artificial intelligence, facial recognition, data […]

ANPD assesses Threads’ compliance with LGPD

The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) recently issued a Report stating that its General Coordination of Technology and Research (Coordenação-Geral de Tecnologia e Pesquisa – CGTP) is conducting a study to evaluate if Meta’s recently launched social network Threads complies with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”). The assessment is […]

ANPD advocates for its position as a key authority in Artificial Intelligence regulation in Brazil

On July 6, 2023, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) published a Preliminary Analysis regarding Bill No. 2,338/2023 (“Bill”), which seeks to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in Brazil. The Bill, currently being processed by the Brazilian Federal Senate, was drafted with the support of a Commission of Jurists integrated by […]

Brazilian DPA enforces its first fine due to non-compliance with the LGPD

On July 6th, 2023, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“Brazilian DPA” or “Authority”) issued its first fine for non-compliance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”), in a movement that can be considered a milestone in the repressive action in defense of personal data protection in Brazil. The controller, an individual microentrepreneur in the […]