Brand symbol of capitalism claims that customer data was accessed without prior authorization
By: Leonardo Neri McDonald's, the world's largest fast food chain, has alleged that Brazilian customer data was accessed improperly following a security incident reported in the media. The company's representative in Brazil reiterated that no 'sensitive data' of franchise chain consumers was exposed, and that it cooperated […]
Brazilians use the “LGPD Wallet” to prevent spam on social networks
By: Leonardo Neri Many users of social networks, such as WhatsApp, are unaware of how their personal data is accessed by companies, mainly in the construction and telephony sectors, which offer them real estate developments and annual usage plans, respectively. The indelicate situations in which citizens are exposed have given rise to what is popularly known as […]
PL 191/20: the new mining frontier in Brazil
By: Vitor Antony Ferrari, Ivan Kubala With the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, the shipment of fertilizers from that country to Brazil has been threatened, either by the embargoes imposed on the Russian economy or by Moscow’s need to maintain a large stock of these raw materials, which are the base compounds for fertilizers that are also used for military purposes. The possible […]
Hacker Invades Judicial System to Change the Result of His Sentence
By: Leonardo Neri On the 11th, the Federal Court website experienced a rare turbulence, the invasion of its digital system by a hacker, whose purpose was to change the criminal sentence that had convicted him. It is important to emphasize that the virtual action carried out by the intruder caused even more damage to himself, since […]
The unjustified increase in prices due to war is an abusive practice
By: Leonardo Neri One of the analyses we have been developing is about consumer rights in the face of the uncontrolled inflation we are being subjected to, not only in Brazil, but worldwide. Obviously, the pandemic and the Ukraine/Russia war play an important role in this situation, but I also think it is important to note that it is not just […]
CVM Ratifies the Common Market Council of Mercosur Decision Regarding Accounting Standards
By: André Jerusalmy On March 22 and 23, 2021, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) issued Resolutions No. 68 and 69. Resolution 68 deals with the replacement of CVM Resolution 659, ratifying the incorporation of Decision 31/10 of the Common Market Council of Mercosur, while Resolution […]
Hacker group steals and leaks hundreds of gigabytes of data from major technology company
By: Leonardo Neri After illegally accessing confidential data from Samsung’s Galaxy line, cybercriminals removed around 200 GB of data from the company, which includes encryption (digital security); binary encryption (computerized numbering system with the numbers 0 and 1) and access control. To date, there is still no idea of the purpose […]
The use of “Teimosinha” as a tool for researching debtors’ assets
By: Vitor Antony Ferrari, Ivan Kubala A decision by the Court of Justice of São Paulo recently circulated in several communication channels authorizing the “teimosinha”, a tool that allows the instant and continuous search of assets in the accounts of debtors, whether individuals or legal entities, until the full satisfaction of the credit. The aforementioned positioning […]
Have You Heard of Plural Vote?
By: André Jerusalmy On August 26, 2021, Law No. 14,195/2021 was published, which brought several changes to corporate legislation with the aim of making the national market more competitive from a regulatory point of view. One of the most innovative issues was the institution of plural voting in public limited companies. […]
Bacen systematizes rules for authorization of Operation of Financial Institutions
By: André Jerusalmy As of July 1, 2022, CMN Resolution No. 4,970 (“Resolution 4970˜) will come into effect, making the system for granting the necessary authorizations for the operation of financial institutions more dynamic. In short, the aforementioned resolution seeks to simplify or make the authorization process more rigorous, depending on […]