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Licensing of Telecommunications Antennas in Brazil

In Brazil, Law No. 13,116/2015 (Antenna Law) stipulates the general rules relating to the process of licensing, installation, and sharing of telecommunications infrastructure, being the main legal provision dealing with the licensing of telecommunications antennas in the...

Telecoms Series | Neutral Networks and the Brazilian Market

In line with the world trend, Brazil has seen a growing demand for fast and reliable Internet connections. The relevance of telecommunications services, it is worth mentioning, became even more evident from the beginning of the Covid-19...

Data Protection & Cyber Security Law: Brazil

The Azevedo Sette’ TMT team, led by the senior partner Ricardo Barretto Ferreira, the Privacy and Data Protection coordinator, Lorena Pretti Serraglio, and the associates Camilla Lopes Chicaroni, Isabella da Penha Lopes Santana, Laís Litran Motta, and Carolina Simioni...

The leading role of public bodies in privacy and data protection: history, fines, and agreements in Brazil

By Daniele Cavalcante, Lorena Pretti Serraglio, and Camilla Chicaroni | In the last article of the series, we went through the path of publication of the General Data Protection Act (Law No. 13,709/2018 – “LGPD”) in Brazil, covering the legislative path until the law...

Sanctions, vacatio legis, and protection of civil rights

In the first publication of the Special Series on Litigation & Data Protection, we took a look at the sanctions applied by the European authorities, highlighting the performance of the German, Irish, and French data protection authorities, and we also mentioned the strong...

Satellite Exploitation - Recent Developments

In October 2021, the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) published the new General Regulation for Satellite Exploitation, modernizing the country`s regulation, eliminating the need to conduct bidding procedures for orbital position and simplifying rules previously...

Free-to-Air Television Signal Migration – Public Call

The Bidding Notice published by the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) regarding the auction of 5th generation (5G) technology, which took place at the end of 2021, stipulated the creation of the Monitoring Group for the Implementation of Solutions to Interference...

Brazilian 5G Bidding Call – XIII - Conclusion

This bidding resulted in a total economic value of BRL 47.2 billion, considering all the obligations to be fulfilled by the winners, contained in the respective public notice. However, due to the non-collection nature of the auction, from this amount, BRL 4.8 billion will be...
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