Brazil: Establishment of Brazilian data protection agency in Decree 10474
Progress
Current status
in force
26 Aug 2020 in force
Scope
Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Implemented order establishing new data protection agency
On 26 August 2020, decree 10474 was implemented, establishing the new data protection agency (Autoridade Nacional de Protecao de Dados).
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government