Art. 1 - This Law provides for the processing of personal data, including by digital means, by a natural person or a legalArt. 2 - The discipline of personal data protection is grounded on the following:Art. 3 - This Law applies to any processing operation carried out by a natural person or a legal entity of public orArt. 4 - This Law does not apply to the processing of personal data that:Art. 5 - For purposes of this Law, the following definitions apply:Art. 6 - Activities of processing of personal data shall be done in good faith and be subject to the following principles:
Section I - Requirements for the Processing of Personal Data
Art. 7 - Processing of personal data shall only be carried out under the following circumstances:Art. 8 - The consent provided in Item I of Art. 7 of this Law shall be given in writing or by anotherArt. 9 - The data subject has the right to facilitated access to information concerning the processing of her/his data, which much beArt. 10 - Controller’s legitimate interest can only be grounds for processing personal data for legitimate purposes, based on particular situations, which includeSection II - Processing of Sensitive Personal Data
Art. 11 - The processing of sensitive personal data shall only occur in the following situations:Art. 12 - anonymised data shall not be considered personal data, for purposes of this Law, except when the process of anonymisation toArt. 13 - When carrying out public health studies, research entities may have access to personal databases, which shall be processed exclusively withinSection III - Processing of Children and Adolescents’ Personal Data
Art. 14 - The processing of personal data belonging to children and adolescents shall be done in their best interest, pursuant to thisSection IV - Termination of Data Processing
Art. 15 - The processing of personal data shall be terminated under the following circumstances:Art. 16 - Personal data shall be deleted following the termination of their processing, within the scope and technical limits of the activities,Art. 17 - All natural person is assured ownership of her/his personal data, with the fundamental rights of freedom, intimacy and privacy beingArt. 18 - The personal data subject has the right to obtain the following from the controller, regarding the data subject’s data beingArt. 19 - Confirmation of the existence of or access to personal data shall be provided by means of request by the dataArt. 20 - The data subject has the right to request review, by a natural person, of decisions taken solely on the basesArt. 21 - Personal data concerning the regular exercise of rights by the data subject cannot be used to her/his detriment.Art. 22 - The defence of the interests and rights of data subjects may be carried out in court, individually or collectively, as
Section I - Rules
Art. 23 - Processing of personal data by legal entities of public law referred to in sole paragraph of Art. 1 of LawArt. 24 - Public companies and mixed-capital companies that operate in the competing market, subject to the provisions of Art. 173 of theArt. 25 - Data shall be kept in an interoperable format and structured for shared use intended for the execution of public policies,Art. 26 - The shared use of personal data by public authorities shall fulfill the specific purposes of execution of public policies andArt. 27 - Communication or shared use of personal data from a legal entity of public law to a legal entity of privateArt. 28 - (vetoed)Art. 29 - The national authority may request, at any time, that entities of the public authority carry out operations of processing ofArt. 30 - The national authority may establish complementary rules for communication or shared used of personal data activities.Section II - Accountability
Art. 31 - When there is an infringement of this Law as a result of personal data processing by public agencies, the nationalArt. 32 - The national authority may request agents of the public authorities to publish impact reports on protection of personal data andArt. 33 - International transfer of personal data is only allowed in the followingArt. 34 - The level of data protection in the foreign country or international organisation referred to in Item I of the leadArt. 35 - The definition of the content of standard contractual clauses, as well as the verification of specific contractual clauses for aArt. 36 - Changes to guarantees presented as sufficient for compliance with the general principles of protection and of the data subject’s rights
Section I - Controller and Processor
Art. 37 - The controller and the processor shall keep records of personal data processing operations carried out by them, especially when basedArt. 38 - The national authority may determine that the controller must prepare an impact report on protection of personal data, including sensitiveArt. 39 - The processor shall carry out the processing according to the instructions provided by the controller, which shall verify the obedienceArt. 40 - The national authority may provide standards of interoperability for purposes of portability, free access to data and security, as wellSection II - Data Protection Officer
Art. 41 - The controller shall appoint an officer to be in charge of processing personal data. §1 The identity and contact informationSection III - Liability and Loss Compensation
Art. 42 - The controller or the processor that, as a result of carrying out their activity of processing personal data, cause material,Art. 43 - Processing agents shall only not be held liable when they prove that:Art. 44 - Processing of personal data shall be irregular when it does not obey the legislation or when it does not provideArt. 45 - When there is violation of data subject’s right in the scope of consumer relations, the rules of liability provided inSection I - Security and Secrecy of Data
Art. 46 - Processing agents shall adopt security, technical and administrative measures able to protect personal data from unauthorised accesses and accidental orArt. 47 - Processing agents or any other person that intervenes in one of the processing phases undertake to ensure the security ofArt. 48 - The controller must communicate to the national authority and to the data subject the occurrence of a security incident thatArt. 49 - The systems used for processing personal data shall be structured in order to meet the security requirements, standards of goodSection II - Good Practice and Governance
Art. 50 - Controllers and processors, within the scope of their competences, concerning processing of personal data, individually or in associations, may formulateArt. 51 - The national authority shall encourage the adoption of technical standards that facilitate data subjects’ control of their personal data.Section I - Administrative Sanctions
Art. 52 - Data processing agents that commit infractions of the rules provided in this Law are subject to the following administrative sanctions,Art. 53 - The national authority shall define the methodologies that will be used for the calculation of the base value for fines,Art. 54 - The amount of daily fines applied to infractions of this Law shall be subject to the severity of the infractionSection I - The National Authority for Protection of Data (“ANPD”)
Art. 55 - (vetoed)Art. 56 - (vetoed)Art. 57 - (vetoed)Section II - The National Board for the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy
Art. 58 - (vetoed)Art. 59 - (vetoed)Art. 60 - Law No. 12,965, of April 23, 2014 (the “Brazilian Internet Law”), shall henceforth contain the following alterations: “Art. 7 …Art. 61 - The foreign company shall be notified and summonsed of all procedural acts provided in this Law, irrespective of power ofArt. 62 - The national authority and the Anísio Teixeira National Institute for Educational Studies and Research (Inep), within the scope of theirArt. 63 - The national authority shall establish rules on the progressive suitability of databases established up to the date this Law comesArt. 64 - The rights and principles expressed in this Law do not exclude others provided in the Brazilian legal system related toArt. 65 - This Law shall come into force eighteen (18) months following its official publication.
III – by the public administration, for the processing and shared use of data which are necessary for the execution of public policies provided in laws or regulations, or based on contracts, agreements or similar instruments, subject to the provisions of Chapter IV of this Law;
V – when necessary for the execution of a contract or preliminary procedures related to a contract of which the data subject is a party, at the request of the data subject; VI – for the regular exercise of rights in judicial, administrative or arbitration procedures, the last pursuant to Law No. 9,307, of September 23, 1996 (the “Brazilian Arbitration Law”);
§1 If consent is given in writing, it must appear highlighted so as to stand out from the other contractual clauses.
d) the regular exercise of rights, including in a contract and in a judicial, administrative and arbitration procedure, the last in accordance with the terms of Law No. 9,307, of September 23, 1996 (the “Brazilian Arbitration Law”);
§3 When processing originates from the consent of the data subject or from a contract, the data subject may request a complete electronic copy of her/his personal data, subject to commercial and industrial secrecy, in accordance with regulations of the national authority, in a format that allows its subsequent use, including for other processing operations.
The shared use of personal data by public authorities shall fulfill the specific purposes of execution of public policies and legal attributions by agencies and public entities, subject to the principles of personal data protection listed in Art. 6 of this Law. §1 It is forbidden for public authorities to transfer to private entities personal data contained in databases to which they have access, except: I – in cases of decentralized execution of public activity that requires transfer, exclusively for this specific and distinct purpose, subject to the provisions of Law No. 12,527, of November 18, 2011 (the “Brazilian Access to Information Law”); II – (vetoed); and II – in cases in which the data are publicly accessible, subject to the provisions of this Law. §2 Contracts and agreements as mentioned in §1 of this article shall be communicated to the national authority.
a) specific contractual clauses for a given transfer;
b) standard contractual clauses;
The definition of the content of standard contractual clauses, as well as the verification of specific contractual clauses for a particular transfer, global corporate rules or stamps, certificates and codes of conduct, referred to in Item II of the lead sentence of Art. 33 of this Law, will be done by the national authority.
§2 When analyzing contractual clauses, documents or global corporate rules submitted to the national authority for approval, supplementary information or due diligences performed for verification of the processing operations may be required, when necessary.
The controller shall appoint an officer to be in charge of processing personal data. §1 The identity and contact information of the officer shall be publicly disclosed, in a clear and objective manner, preferably on the controller’s website. §2 Officer’s activities consist of: I – accepting complaints and communications from data subjects, providing explanations and adopting measures; II – receiving communications from the national authority and adopting measures; III – orienting entity’s employees and contractors regarding practices to be taken in relation to personal data protection; and IV – carrying out other duties as determined by the controller or set forth in complementary rules. §3 The national authority may establish complementary rules about the definition and the duties of the officer, including situations in which the appointment of such person may be waived, according to the nature and the size of the entity or the volume of data processing operations.
The foreign company shall be notified and summonsed of all procedural acts provided in this Law, irrespective of power of attorney or contractual or statutory provisions, in the person of the agent or representative or person responsible for its subsidiary, agency, branch, establishment or office located in Brazil.
