On August 11, Ordinance No. 283/2020 of the National Supplementary Health Agency (“ANS”) was published in the Brazilian Official Gazette, which appointed the servant Luiz Gustavo Meira Homrich to exercise the function of Data Protection Officer (DPO), as provided for in the LGPD, in articles 5, item VII, and 41.
Although the LGPD has not came into force yet, the appointment of DPOs has been occurring very often in the Public Sector, as in the Court of Appeals of Santa Catarina and in the Ministry of Infrastructure, demonstrating the importance and ascendancy of the theme. Furthermore, DPOs will have a highly relevant function within organizations, as they will represent a communication channel between data controllers, data subjects and the National Data Protection Authority, in addition to the task of guiding the entities employees and contractors, among other duties.
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