Executive Branch approves transformation of ANPD into an autarchy.
By: Leonardo Neri On October 26, 2022, Law No. 14,460/2022 was published in the Official Gazette of the Union, transforming the National Data Protection Authority “ANPD” into an autarchy. In short, on September 11, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies approved provisional measure No. 1,124/2022, and now, on a recent occasion, the Senate approved it without any modification, in order to […]
STF will judge ADIs on Difal starting November 4, 2022
The Supreme Federal Court has reincluded Direct Actions of Unconstitutionality No. 7,066,7,070,7,078 on the virtual trial agenda between November 4, 2022 and November 11, 2022. The aforementioned ADIs will decide whether the principle of annual prior notice should be applied in relation to the changes promoted by Complementary Law No. 190/2022, which […]
ANPD publishes guidance on cookies and personal data protection
By: Leonardo Neri On a recent occasion, the ANPD published a document with instructions to data controllers, as well as examples of good practices, with an educational bias, seeking to clarify the rights and duties of agents regarding the processing of cookies. In a clear and cohesive manner, the material covered the rights and duties of the agents involved regarding […]
North American School District Suffers Hacker Attack Resulting in Data Leak.
By: Leonardo Neri The hacker group Vice Society has claimed responsibility for the attack on LAUSD (Los Angeles School District) with 500GB of personally identifiable information leaked on the DeepWeb. According to the TechCrunch Blog, the data taken improperly includes sensitive information such as Passport; Social Security Number; General Documents; Personal Information […]
Given the lethargy of the vote on Bill No. 2963/2019, international investors have turned to other investments
By: Vitor Ferrari and Ivan Kubala Authored by Senator Irajá (PSD-TO), Bill No. 2963/2019 facilitates the purchase, possession and leasing of rural properties in Brazil by foreign individuals or companies, as it provides for the waiver of the need for authorization or license for foreigners to acquire rural properties whose […]
SNIPER – New Credit Recovery system goes into operation.
By: Rafael Mello, Vitor Ferrari and Ivan Kubala In October 2022, the National System for Asset Investigation and Recovery (“SNIPER”) went into operation and can now be used in a wide range of legal proceedings, especially those aimed at asset recovery. SNIPER was developed by the National Council of Justice (“CNJ”) and aims to […]
PGFN allows early settlement of tax transactions with tax losses
On October 4, 2022, Ordinance No. 8,798 of the Attorney General's Office of the National Treasury (PGFN) was published, which instituted the Program for Early Settlement of Transactions and Registrations of the Active Debt of the Union of the Attorney General's Office of the National Treasury (QuitaPGFN). Said program grants special conditions for the settlement of balances of tax transactions and the […]
Suspension of sale of MMX debentures
By: Vitor Ferrari and Ivan Kubala The Superior Court of Justice has suspended the sale of debentures from the bankrupt estate of the mining company MMX Sudeste, owned by businessman Eike Batista. As a result, the judicial recovery process, which seemed to be flowing, has once again stalled, greatly worrying creditors, who fear they will not receive their credits any time soon, […]
Closing of Saraiva's Judicial Recovery?
By: Vitor Ferrari and Ivan Kubala Under judicial recovery for about 4 years, the traditional Livraria Saraiva took what could be its last step as a recovering company: it managed to get approval from a group of creditors for the conversion of its debts subject to judicial recovery into shares. The company has been divesting assets […]
The evolution and conflict of interests of the DPO in view of its functionality.
By: Leonardo Neri On 20.09.2022, the German Bundestag, or rather, the Data Protection Authority responsible for information in Berlin, acting in a binding manner to the BFDI, at the federal level, made changes to its legislation available to the public, applying sanctions in the form of a fine of R$ 525 thousand euros for analyzing and judging that the Data […]