The Artificial Intelligence Bill (PL 2338/2023), which aims to establish Brazil’s Legal Framework for Artificial Intelligence, is still under legislative review. Following its approval by the Senate in December 2024, the President of the House of Representatives ordered, on April 4, 2025, the creation of a Special Committee to review the proposal. This Committee will […]
Brazil and Chile established an important bilateral cooperation in Artificial Intelligence with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding during Chilean President Gabriel Boric’s visit to Brazil. The agreement was signed on Friendship Day between the two countries (April 22) by Brazil’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Luciana Santos, and her Chilean counterpart, Aisen […]
Consumers are filing lawsuits against pharmacy chains that require CPF (Brazilian tax ID number) or biometric data as a prerequisite for granting discounts. This practice, which has become common in the sector, is being legally challenged for involving the collection and possible commercialization of sensitive personal data without customers’ explicit consent. The lawsuits are based […]
Brasília hosted important events on data protection and digital privacy from April 1-3, 2025, bringing together Brazilian and foreign experts. The first two days featured the II Meeting of Working Groups of the Ibero-American Data Protection Network (RIPD), followed by the I International Data Protection Meeting of the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) at […]
The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) participated in the Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2025, held from April 8-10 in Amsterdam. The event discussed standards and solutions for age verification in digital environments, aimed at ensuring the safety of children and adolescents online. The Brazilian delegation, coordinated by the Ministry of Justice and Public […]
Check out the essential points from the main guidance materials published by ANPD. The National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) was created by Law No. 13,853/2019 and officially began operating in August 2020, playing a fundamental role in regulating and supervising the General Data Protection Law (“LGPD,” Law No. 13,709/2018). It is responsible for applying sanctions […]