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Brazil: Data localisation requirements in Bill 4723/20 amending General Data Protection Law

Progress

Current status
rejected
19 Nov 2020 rejected
25 Sep 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

19 Nov 2020
rejected

Rejected Bill 4723/20 amending General Data Protection Law, including data localisation requirements

On 19 November 2020, Bill 4723/20, amending General Data Protection Law, including data localisation requirements, was rejected. The Bill was withdrawn from consideration through application no. 2654/2020. The Bill would have required the personal d…

Source
Event type law
Action type rejection
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
25 Sep 2020
under deliberation

Introduced Bill 4723/20 amending General Data Protection Law, including data localisation requirements

On 25 September 2020, Bill 4723/20, amending General Data Protection Law, including data localisation requirements, was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil. In particular, the Bill would require the personal data of Brazilian residents t…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament