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Ricardo Barretto Ferreira

In brief: media law and regulation in Brazil

Broadcasting services in Brazil are regulated by Law No. 4,117/1962, the Telecommunications Code and Decree No. 52,795/1963, which approved the Broadcasting Services Regulation. Control of broadcasting services is incumbent upon the Ministry of Communications. The National...

The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) rules that electronic signatures outside the ICP-Brasil system are valid

In a ruling by the 3rd Panel in REsp 2159442/PR (2024/0267355-0), the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) recognized the validity of an electronic signature made through a digital platform not certified by the Brazilian Public Key Infrastructure...

BETs that have not submitted Authorization Requests in Brazil shall be prohibited from operating starting October 1st, 2024

On September 17, 2024, Ordinance SPA/MF 1,475/2024 came into effect, outlining the conditions and deadlines for compliance adjustment, until December 31, 2024, for legal entities engaged in the fixed-odds betting lottery format, commonly known as...

In brief: telecoms regulation in Brazil

Summarise the regulatory framework for the communications sector. Do any foreign ownership restrictions apply to communications...

Brazil’s data protection authority (ANPD) regulates the international transfer of personal data

As of August 23, ANPD Resolution CD/ANPD 19/2024 has come into effect, under which ANPD has approved the International Data Transfer Regulation and the content of the standard contractual clauses. This topic is one of the items in Phase 1 of ANPD’s Regulatory Agenda for...

New e-book Information Security

We are excited to announce the release of our e-book focused on Cybersecurity and Data Protection, crafted by law specialists specifically for companies. ...

Measures to Combat Piracy and Irregularities in the Electronic Commerce of Telecommunications Equipment

For a long time, the National Telecommunications Agency (“Anatel”) has been consistently and firmly acting to combat piracy in the scope of telecommunications services, as well as to exclude from the market devices in non-compliance with the sector’s regulatory...

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...
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