Region: Brazil
Daniel Law nabs Opice Blum privacy head
Daniel Law has added the head of Opice Blum Bruno Abrusio e Vainzof’s data protection practice to its São Paulo office.
12 March 2019
Brazilian amendment proposes that instant messages count as evidence
A Brazilian politician has proposed an amendment to national law which would allow police to use messages sent over instant messaging platforms as evidence in criminal investigations.
04 March 2019
Data sharing in Brazilian telecoms sector scrutinised
Brazilian telecoms companies Vivo, NET and Oi could face regulatory and legal action if the country’s main consumer protection organisation confirms reports that they share customer databases, observers have said.
21 February 2019
Brazil’s DPA: It isn't over until the referee whistles
Daniel Law partner Robert Daniel-Shores in São Paulo examines the road ahead for Brazil’s new data privacy watchdog.
18 February 2019
Google facing proceedings in Brazil over email scanning
Brazil’s justice ministry has filed an administrative proceeding against Google's local arm after receiving a breach of privacy complaint.
12 February 2019
Dias Carneiro becomes latest Brazilian firm to add data partner
Dias Carneiro Advogados has promoted a lawyer in its data privacy department, as Brazilian firms scrabble for the discipline’s best practitioners.
11 February 2019
Brazilian prosecutor settles with e-commerce company after data breach
Brasília’s public prosecutor has agreed a settlement with e-commerce company Netshoes for a data breach that took place in January last year.
06 February 2019
Machado Meyer hires ride-sharing app GC
Brazilian firm Machado Meyer has bolstered its technology practice with the hire of partner Diego de Lima Gualda from ride-sharing app 99.
04 February 2019
Ex-Brazil watchdog head’s firm opens data practice
Brazilian competition boutique Vinicius Marques de Carvalho Advogados, headed by the former chief of the country’s antitrust enforcer, has opened a data protection and privacy practice.
01 February 2019