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9/1/2020
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After a long period of uncertainty about the effective date of Brazil’s General Data Protection law (LGPD), Brazil’s Congress on Wednesday dramatically approved a last-minute amendment to legislation that accelerated the...more
As previously reported, Brazilian lawmakers have been debating a delay to the LGPD, which was scheduled to come into effect August 15, 2020, in response to COVID-19. The Brazilian Senate first passed Bill 1,179/2020, and...more
On April 29, The Brazilian Federal Government issued an executive order, Provisional Measure (PM No. 959; Portuguese only), which would postpone the implementation of LGPD until May 3, 2021 if approved by Brazil’s legislature...more
In light of the pandemic crisis caused by the COVID-19, Brazilian Officials have sought to enact emergency measures to minimize its impact on regular business practices. One of the latest efforts is Bill 1,179/2020....more
On December 20, 2019, the Brazilian Congress amended the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,853/2019, the “LGDP”) to include new provisions related to the so-called administrative sanctions.
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In a May 17, 2019 press report that has been widely distributed in Brazil and the United States, Brazilian Federal Prosecutor Marisa Ferrari confirmed that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department...more
5/21/2019
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Bribery ,
Corruption ,
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Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Winter's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.
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4/3/2019
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Bid Rigging ,
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EU ,
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Government Shutdown ,
Hold-Separate Remedies ,
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On the heels of one of the worst recessions in Brazil in years, stemming from a number of political crises involving widespread corruption and related investigations (most notably, the highly publicized Lava Jato...more
On 14 August 2018 Brazil approved its new General Data Privacy Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais or “LGPD”) – a comprehensive law that closely mirrors the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (“GDPR”). ...more
1/14/2019
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE) and the Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil (Tribunal de Contas da União – TCU), entered into a cooperation agreement on 27...more
The Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados” or “LGPD”), passed by Congress on 14 August 2018, will come into effect on 15 February 2020. ...more
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and Comptroller-General (CGU) have entered into a cooperation agreement to fight transnational corruption and cartels....more
11/13/2018
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Foreign Corporations ,
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The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has issued a resolution providing specific procedures and rules to be considered by private plaintiffs aiming to obtain access to evidence held by the CADE.
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11/13/2018
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Brazil ,
Cartels ,
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Evidence ,
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