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Pandemic fuels confusion around Brazil’s data protection law
Approved in 2018, Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (LGPD) was originally set to come into force this month, but the government issued a decree postponing its application to May 2021. However, Congress could make a U-turn and revert to the initial dates — meaning that companies would be required to comply with new data protection requirements as soon as August 14.
What the law says. Brazil’s data protection legislation, inspired by the European GDPR, is considered by digital activists as an advance in data protection in Brazil. It establishes that Brazilian citizens retain full ownership of their data and companies and the government are responsible for handling it and keeping it safe.
- Non-compliance or breaches may lead to fines of up to 2 percent of a company’s revenue in Brazil — limited to BRL 50 million — plus daily fines. However, penalties would only start being enforced in August 2021.
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