On May 11, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) issued a technical note regarding the compliance practices for organizations in the pharmaceutical sector. The document is the result of a study on the privacy policies of pharmaceutical groups of economic...
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ANPD publishes regulation on administrative sanctions for breaches of LGPD
On 27 February, the Brazilian data protection authority (ANPD) published the highly anticipated regulation on the application of administrative sanctions, which is a function allocated to the authority under Brazil’s data protection law (LGPD). The Brazilian General...
A look at the ANPD’s priorities for 2023/2024
Last November, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) released its Regulatory Agenda for the 2023-2024, setting out its priority of issues for this coming period. Below we take a look at some of the most awaited issues, as well as setting out the full list of...
Argentinian DPA presents new Personal Data Protection Bill
In our recent post, we discussed how the Argentinian DPA (Agencia De Acceso A La Información Pública) announced the opening of a public consultation process on the proposal to update the countries existing data protection framework. Through the consultation process,...
Argentinian DPA opens public consultation on new data protection law
On 8 September, the Argentinian DPA (Agencia De Acceso A La Información Pública) announced the opening of a public consultation process on the proposal to update the existing data protection framework within the country. The objective is to ensure effective public...
Brazil to provide new framework on telehealth
According to a recent study, the global telehealth market grew to USD 144,38 billion in 2020, which represents growth of 135.2% on the 2019 average. In Brazil, revenue in the digital health market (including different technologies such as health apps, wearable...
Data Protection and privacy in Brazil: what’s expected for 2022 and beyond
The discourse on data protection and privacy in Brazil has been gaining momentum in the last years and the issue has now been placed firmly on the radar for companies doing business in Brazil. High profile media coverage and an increased awareness of the population...
Brazilian DPA signs first international co-operation agreement with Spanish authority
In our recent posts, we have been following the developments in the ANPD (Brazil’s Data Protection Agency) highlighting updates and key developments over the last months. The ANPD has already opened several public consultations and produced useful guidelines to assist...
Following the latest developments in Brazil’s DPA
In our last post on this topic, we discussed recent developments in respect of the ANPD (the Brazilian DPA) and the LGPD (Brazil’s Data Protection law). Since our last post, the new law came into full effect, bringing with it strict penalties for companies’ that are...
Brazilian DPA issues guidelines on data processing agents
In a recent post, we discussed the latest developments in respect of the Brazil’s new federal data protection authority (the ANPD). Brazil’s general data protection law (the LGPD) has finally come into full effect in August 2021, bringing with it new obligations for...
Update on Privacy & Data Protection in Brazil
In this blog post, we will discuss recent developments in respect of the ANPD (Brazil’s new federal data protection agency) and the LGPD (Brazil’s Data Protection law). The new law will finally come into full effect in August 2021, bringing with it new obligations for...