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Ricardo Barretto Ferreira da Silva

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...

Data Protection Authority (ANPD) publishes regulation for reporting security incidents

Resolution CD/ANPD No. 15, issued on April 26, 2024, represents a significant step forward in the implementation of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in Brazil. The Security Incident Reporting Regulation establishes clear and detailed guidelines for dealing with situations...

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...

ANPD publishes guide on legitimate interest

Legitimate Interest, a permissive hypothesis for the processing of personal data provided for in the General Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/18 - "LGPD"), carries a number of questions for processing agents and professionals in the sector: what is a legitimate purpose? How...

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...

Network Interconnection/Interconnection Agreements

There is no doubt that the mobility of people is increasingly present in contemporary life. The facilities provided by modern means of transport, with journeys occurring more quickly, end up impacting the telecommunications market. The growing demand for full-time connectivity,...

In brief: Media Law and Regulation in Brazil by Lexology

Take a look at some of the key features of the legal and regulatory framework governing the media sector in Brazil, including broadcast licensing requirements, ownership restrictions, advertising regulations and...
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