Angola: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe adopted declaration on Lusophone data protection network

On 25 June 2024, the data protection authorities of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe signed a declaration in Lisbon establishing the Lusophone data protection network (RLPD). The network comprises data protection governance across the public, private, and social sectors of Portuguese-speaking countries, which together encompass more than 250 million people across four continents. It aims to strengthen cooperation between member authorities, create a permanent forum for knowledge exchange, support lusophone countries that have yet to establish data protection legislation, and encourage adherence to international instruments governing cross-border data transfers.