The General Data Protection Law, known by its Portuguese initials LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais), formally Law No. 13.709 of August 14, 2018, is Brazil's statutory law on data protection and privacy. It unifies roughly forty separate Brazilian laws that had previously regulated the processing of personal data, and it applies globally whenever the personal data concerned belongs to an individual located in Brazil, is collected or processed in Brazil, or is used to offer goods or services to individuals in Brazil. The law became law September 18, 2020 with its enforceability backdated to August 16, 2020, though sanctions under it were not applied until August 1, 2021. Brazil's national data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD), is responsible for enforcement.
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountEnacted as Lei 13,709/2018; became law September 18, 2020, with enforceability backdated to August 16, 2020, and sanctions applied from August 1, 2021. 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountNational Congress of Brazil. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountFederative Republic of Brazil; applies to processing of personal data of individuals located in Brazil, or data collected, processed, or used to offer goods or services in Brazil. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountData protection and privacy; unifies about 40 prior Brazilian laws regulating personal data processing. 1 Classification
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The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court recognised data protection as a fundamental right in 2020, reinforcing the general data protection law.
The Brazilian law was modeled closely on the General Data Protection Regulation.
LGPD and POPIA are each widely described as their own country GDPR-equivalent comprehensive data protection statute
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Brazil data protection statute, within the Brazilian civil law system.
Source Major Legal Systems in the World TodayRene David and John E.C. Brierley
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1. General Personal Data Protection Law (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (era)
The General Personal Data Protection Law (Portuguese: Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, or LGPD; Lei 13709/2018), is a statutory law on data protection and privacy in the Federative Republic of Brazil. The law's primary aim is to unify 40 different Brazilian laws that regulate the processing of personal data. The LGPD contains provisions and requirements related to the processing of personal data of individuals, where the data is of individuals located in Brazil, where the data is collected or processed in Brazil, or where the data is used to offer goods or services to individuals in Brazil.
The LGPD became law on September 18, 2020, but its enforceability was backdated August 16, 2020. Sanctions under the regulation will only be applied from August 1, 2021.
Lead paragraph (promulgated-by)
The General Personal Data Protection Law (Portuguese: Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, or LGPD; Lei 13709/2018), is a statutory law on data protection and privacy in the Federative Republic of Brazil. The law's primary aim is to unify 40 different Brazilian laws that regulate the processing of personal data. The LGPD contains provisions and requirements related to the processing of personal data of individuals, where the data is of individuals located in Brazil, where the data is collected or processed in Brazil, or where the data is used to offer goods or services to individuals in Brazil.
The LGPD became law on September 18, 2020, but its enforceability was backdated August 16, 2020. Sanctions under the regulation will only be applied from August 1, 2021.
Lead paragraph (jurisdiction-scope)
The General Personal Data Protection Law (Portuguese: Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, or LGPD; Lei 13709/2018), is a statutory law on data protection and privacy in the Federative Republic of Brazil. The law's primary aim is to unify 40 different Brazilian laws that regulate the processing of personal data. The LGPD contains provisions and requirements related to the processing of personal data of individuals, where the data is of individuals located in Brazil, where the data is collected or processed in Brazil, or where the data is used to offer goods or services to individuals in Brazil.
The LGPD became law on September 18, 2020, but its enforceability was backdated August 16, 2020. Sanctions under the regulation will only be applied from August 1, 2021.
Lead paragraph (regulatory-domain)
The General Personal Data Protection Law (Portuguese: Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, or LGPD; Lei 13709/2018), is a statutory law on data protection and privacy in the Federative Republic of Brazil. The law's primary aim is to unify 40 different Brazilian laws that regulate the processing of personal data. The LGPD contains provisions and requirements related to the processing of personal data of individuals, where the data is of individuals located in Brazil, where the data is collected or processed in Brazil, or where the data is used to offer goods or services to individuals in Brazil.
The LGPD became law on September 18, 2020, but its enforceability was backdated August 16, 2020. Sanctions under the regulation will only be applied from August 1, 2021.
In Group: Data Protection Law of Asia, Africa and the Americas Outside the United States, Introduction, sentence 1
The General Personal Data Protection Law (Portuguese: Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, or LGPD; Lei 13709/2018), is a statutory law on data protection and privacy in the Federative Republic of Brazil.
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Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: Law of Brazil
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