Insurances in Brazil will now be regulated by the Brazilian Insurance Act, which is how the Federal Law No. 15,040/2024 is being called after replacing (although only as of 10 December 2025) the previous regulation on the matter, so far provided in the Brazilian Civil Code and in the Federal
Recently, on December 19, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) published guidelines detailing the role of the Data Protection Officer (“Guidelines”). The Guidelines complement Resolution CD/ANPD no. 18/2024, which established the DPO Regulation and was analyzed in this newsletter. Specifically, the Guidelines provide further information and
At the end of 2024, the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance (“SPA/MF”) issued the first ordinances granting licenses for online betting sites to operate in Brazil. In this initial batch, 14 companies received licenses from the SPA/MF to provide their services on 31 different online
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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