27Feb 2019
The year of 2018 was outstanding for the regulatory framework governing privacy and data protection, in Brazil and in the world....
26Feb 2019
In accordance with a study performed by Gartner consultants, expenses with products and services associated with information security will reach $124 billion in 2019, a growth of 8.7% in comparison with 2018. This estimate reflects the challenges, without precedent, involving...
26Feb 2019
Apart from the cases described above, other consumer protection entities also had active roles in cases involving breach and/or improper use or disclosure of personal data....
26Feb 2019
As seen, 2018 was marked by the continuous operation of the Public Attorneys’ Office of the Federal District and Territories (MPDFT), that created the Personal Data Protection Committee, current Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection Unit – ESPEC, the first national...
26Feb 2019
The Personal Data Protection Committee is an initiative of the Public Attorneys’ Office of the Federal District and Territories. Based on constitutional roles of the Parquet itself, it has been acting in several incidents with grounds on seven pillars:...
25Feb 2019
Ricardo Barretto Ferreira, a partner at Azevedo Sette Advogados in São Paulo, told Latin Lawyers sister publication Global Data Review that the companies are likely to face scrutiny from multiple regulators.
“Public prosecutors and consumer protection agencies are...
22Feb 2019
Our partner and head of TMT practice Ricardo Barretto Ferreira, and associate Camila Taliberti Ribeiro da Silva (in memorian) area authors of the Q&A guide to communications regulation and outsourcing law in Brazil, edited by Practical Law | Thomson...
19Feb 2019
What to keep an eye on
As attention is turning again to emerging markets, Brazil is a strong investment destination. International players are keenly waiting for the new government to put into action its campaign promises, especially the social security reform. Should things...