Brazil: Data protection regulation in Civil Rights Framework for the Internet (Lei No 12.965/2014)
Progress
Current status
adopted
24 Jun 2014 adopted
23 Apr 2014 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Implemented Civil Rights Framework for the Internet including data protection regulation
On 24 June 2014, the Civil Rights Framework (Marco Civil da Internet, lei n° 12.965) for the Internet entered into force. The Law sets out a set of rules concerning data protection regulation. Particularly, the Law defines the users rights as the ri…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
adoption
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Adopted Civil Rights Framework for the Internet including data protection regulation
On 23 April 2014, the Brazilian parliament adopted the Civil Rights Framework (Marco Civil da Internet, lei n° 12.965) for the Internet. The Law sets out a set of rules concerning data protection regulation. Particularly, the Law defines the users r…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
adoption
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament