Digital Law in Brazil – Hot Topics | Privacy Policy Must-Haves Under Brazil’s LGPD: Legal Requirements and Local Practice

Under the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD), the Privacy Policy plays a central role in operationalizing the principles of transparency, purpose limitation, and accountability established in Article 6 of the law. Far from being a mere formality or a copy-and-paste document, as many organizations still rely on, the Privacy Policy is one of the […]

Digital Law in Brazil – Current Hot Topics | From Guidance to Active Oversight: Brazil’s New Phase of Cybersecurity Regulation

The year 2025 marked a paradigm shift in Brazil’s data protection landscape, as the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) was elevated to the status of a regulatory agency, acquiring expanded powers of enforcement, rulemaking, and sanctioning. This institutional transformation inaugurates a new phase in the application of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD), in which […]

Digital Law in Brazil – Current Hot Topics | Brazil’s Supreme Court Redefines Platform Liability: Toward a Global Model of Digital Diligence

In a landmark decision, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) declared the partial unconstitutionality of Article 19 of the Marco Civil da Internet, reshaping the country’s approach to online platform liability. The ruling introduces a layered model of diligence and responsibility that aligns Brazil with evolving global standards such as the EU’s Digital Services Act and […]