On August 30, 2024, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) published a decision revoking its Preventive Measure issued previously and allowing Meta to process personal data for the training of its generative AI models. The Preventive Measure, analyzed in this newsletter, had suspended the processing of

On August 23, 2024, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) published Resolution CD/ANPD no. 19 (“Regulation”), setting out the rules for the international transfer of personal data under the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”). The Regulation was the subject of a public consultation in 2023,

On July 16, 2024, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) published Resolution CD/ANPD no. 18 (“Regulation”), which sets forth the rules for the role of the Data Protection Officer (“DPO”), named “Encarregado” under the General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”), establishing the DPO and the data processing

On July 16, 2024, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (“MPF”) filed a public civil action against WhatsApp LLC Inc. (“WhatsApp”) and the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”), requesting compensation of approximately 1.7 billion reais from WhatsApp due to violations of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law

On July 16, 2024, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Brazilian DPA”) extended the deadline for the submission of contributions in the Call for Contributions regarding the regulatory project on the processing of personal data of children and adolescents. The Call for Contributions, analyzed in this newsletter, aims