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Financial Activities Control Council (COAF)

Recent COAF decisions in two Administrative Sanctioning Processes (“Decisions”), published on June 25, 2024, imposed million-dollar fines on the Brazilian subsidiary of an international conglomerate in the luxury market. The penalty was motivated by non-compliance standards...

MPF (Prosecution Office) and IDEC (Consumer Defense Institute) request a billion-real fine against WhatsApp for violating data subjects’ rights

In a public civil action (5018090-42.2024.4.03.6100) filed this Tuesday (07/16) at the Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region in São Paulo, the MPF and IDEC request compensation of BRL 1.7 billion for collective moral damages, because of a violation of the data subjects’...

How did a cyber blackout at a single company affected the entire world?

What happened? Affecting banking, transportation, healthcare, and telecommunications systems across multiple countries, an incident at a cybersecurity company once again demonstrated that no cyber-system is...

ANPD approves a Regulation on the Role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO)

The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) approved and published, on Tuesday (07/16), the Regulation on the role of the Data Protection Officer - CD_ANPD Resolution No. 18, of July 16, 2024, published on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU) of July 17, 2024 - a role created...

Azevedo Sette is recognized as reference in Private Wealth Law in Chambers High Net Worth guide 2024

What the Team is Known For Azevedo Sette Advogados advises high net worth individuals, family offices and financial institutions on tax, succession and inheritance...

Companies with foreign capital have until August 15th 2024 to declare the 2023 base year annual census to the Central Bank of Brazil

Every year, the Central Bank conducts census in connection to foreign investments in the country, with the goal of consolidating information on the contribution of capital from non-residents and general data about the foreign sector....

In brief: telecoms regulation in Brazil

Regulatory and institutional structure Summarise the regulatory framework for the communications sector. Do any foreign ownership restrictions apply to communications...

AI and Personal Data | How may ANPD’s decision against Meta’s Privacy Policy affect you?

Do you or your company use Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, or other Meta products? Does your business use AI and process personal data? Then do not miss reading this article, whether to learn about your rights as a personal data subject or to protect your company from...
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