The Brazilian Central Bank launched BC Protege+ on December 1, 2025, a new free service aimed at preventing fraud within the National Financial System. The tool allows individuals and legal entities to formally inform financial institutions that they do not authorize the opening of accounts in their names, nor their inclusion as account holders or […]
On December 10, 2025, the Senate’s Committee on Science and Technology approved a report with recommendations to improve public policies related to artificial intelligence in Brazil. The document was prepared by Senator Astronauta Marcos Pontes (PL-SP) and examines how the country has been structuring its National Artificial Intelligence Policy. The assessment considered three main instruments: […]
In December 2025, the EDPB published Recommendations 02/2025 for public consultation, providing guidance on the requirement of mandatory user accounts as a condition for accessing digital services. The document responds to increasingly common practices in the digital market and seeks to harmonize the application of the GDPR across European Union member states. According to the […]
On December 17, 2025, the joint committee responsible for the initial review of Provisional Measure No. 1,317/2025 approved the text that transforms the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) into a regulatory agency. The measure was approved with amendments proposed by the rapporteur, Senator Alessandro Vieira (MDB–SE), and now proceeds to the Chamber of Deputies for […]
The Agência Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) published the Priority Enforcement Topics Map for the 2026–2027 biennium and updated its 2025–2026 Regulatory Agenda, with the aim of guiding its regulatory and enforcement activities in the coming years. The documents reinforce the coordinated application of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) and the Digital […]