Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (“ANPD”) launched a public consultation on proposed changes to its regulatory oversight framework, reflecting the agency’s expanding role in overseeing data protection, online safety, and digital platforms.
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Continue Reading Brazilian Government Opens Consultation on Regulatory Oversight of Data Privacy and Online ProtectionIn recent months, children’s online safety and privacy have moved to the top of the EU’s digital agenda. The European Commission is expected to outline its proposal on minors’ access to social media this week, a potentially significant development that would build on the recommendations of the Commission’s Special Panel
Continue Reading Horizon Scan: Children’s Online Safety and Privacy (EU and Beyond)On October 4, 2026, more than 150 million Brazilian voters will cast their votes in first-round elections for a new president and all state governors, and will also elect all members of the House of Deputies, two-thirds of the Federal Senate, and state-level representatives. Brazil is the second-largest
Continue Reading Brazil’s 2026 Election and its Impact to Businesses and InvestorsOn 20 May 2026, Brazil adopted Presidential Decree No. 12,976, establishing a comprehensive framework to address violence against women online. Adopted alongside a parallel decree (No. 12,975) reforming intermediary liability, it reflects a more assertive approach to regulating online harms, including those driven or amplified by AI. Together, these measures will require companies to reassess internal processes to ensure rapid content removal and more proactive monitoring, including for AI‑enabled services.
Continue Reading Brazil Steps Up Regulation of Violence Against Women in the Digital EnvironmentOn May 6, 2026, Brazil’s House of Deputies approved the text of the Critical and Strategic Minerals Bill. The bill establishes a new legal framework for critical and strategic minerals production with a focus on national security, local manufacturing, and sustainability. The bill was approved with wide political support and
Continue Reading Brazil’s House Approves New Critical and Strategic Minerals Legal FrameworkOn September 17, 2025, Brazil enacted the Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent (“Digital ECA”), establishing a pioneering regulatory framework for protecting children (under 12 years of age) and adolescents (between the ages of 12 and 18) online. Brazil’s Congress approved the new law in a matter of just a few days in response to parents’ pressure, after a well-known Brazilian digital influencer published a series of online videos on the “adultization” of children on the internet.
Continue Reading Brazil Adopts Law Protecting Minors OnlineBrazil’s National Institute of Intellectual Property (“INPI”) initiated a public consultation on new guidance for the review of patent applications related to artificial intelligence (“AI”). The draft guidance document consolidates three previous INPI regulations and best practices adopted by other patent offices.
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Continue Reading Brazilian Government Opens Consultation on Artificial Intelligence-Related Patent Applications***Update (January 27, 2026): The EU and Brazil have now formally adopted mutual adequacy decisions, confirming that both jurisdictions ensure comparable levels of data protection and enabling the free and safe flow of personal data between the EU and Brazil without the need for additional transfer mechanisms.***
On September 5, 2025, the European Commission announced the launch of the process to adopt an adequacy decision with Brazil under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), determining that Brazil ensures an adequate level of personal data protection comparable to that in the EU. Once adopted, the decision would permit personal data to flow freely between Brazil and the EU without the need for additional safeguards, covering flows from businesses, public authorities, and research projects.
The Brazilian federal government, through the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), announced that it is simultaneously progressing on adopting an equivalent adequacy decision to facilitate the uninterrupted flow of data from Brazil to the EU. The parallel initiatives highlight a mutual commitment to aligning privacy and data protection standards across the Atlantic, and take place in a context of closer bilateral relations and increased U.S. scrutiny of Brazilian and European digital policies.
Continue Reading EU and Brazil Advance Towards Mutual Adequacy DecisionAs described in our prior client alert, President Trump threatened in July to impose tariffs of 50% on imports of products from Brazil in response to U.S. concerns regarding Brazil’s criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, recent judicial developments impacting social media regulation in Brazil, Brazil’s allegedly
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