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Ingrid Bandeira Santos

Brazil now has a legal framework for electronic games

Do you or your company operate in the electronic games’ market? If so, be aware of the new law that establishes the legal framework for electronic games in Brazil, which is already in force with a robust set of rules for compliance and protection of the rights of children and...

Reflection on the use of Artificial Intelligence: Technological advances and the necessary protection of rights, principles, and values

Practically every day, for a few months now, a type of video generated by various AI tools has been circulating, with the perfect representation of a human being in their appearance, mannerisms, knowledge, voice, and movements. These videos with avatars that are close to the...

Payments of fixed-odds betting is regulated in Brazil

The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) of the Ministry of Finance published an Ordinance with general rules on payment transactions carried out by virtual or physical fixed-odds betting operators in Brazil, following its Regulatory Agenda for 2024, previously commented by...

Brazilian Secretariat of Prizes and Betting publishes its Regulatory Agenda

The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas - SPA) of the Ministry of Finance, authority in charge of supervising the betting and prizes sector in Brazil, published, in the Official Gazette of 4/10/2024, its Regulatory Policy, as well as its first...

TMT 2024 - Chambers Global

Our TMT team, lead by the senior partner Ricardo Barretto Ferreira, with the Privacy and Data Protection associates Ingrid Bandeira Santos, Sylvia Werdmüller Von Elgg Roberto e Carolina Simioni Perdomo, are the authors of the chapter Brazil in the Chambers Global practice...

New sports betting rules: Law 14.790/2023 impacts the betting market in Brazil

Law 14,790/2023, published on the last Saturday of 2023, almost entirely in force, revealed the eagerness of the federal government and Congress to regulate the lottery modality popularly known as BET. BETs have been increasingly seen in advertisements on athletes’ jerseys in...

ANPD sanctions another public entity

The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published on October 18, 2023 its second sanction to a public entity in Brazil. The target of the new sanction was Santa Catarina State Health Department. ANPD found the Department guilty of four...

ANPD opens Call for Contributions on Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Sandbox

The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has once again moved towards fulfilling its regulatory agenda, this time in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI). On October 3, 2023, ANPD announced the opening of a new call for contribution (consulta pública) to carry out a...
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