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Procon fines Google and Apple for face-aging app

The foundation from São Paulo, Procon (Consumer Protection and Defense Program), applied a fine of R$ 9.9 million to Google and another of R$ 7.7 million to Apple for violating the Brazilian Consumer Defense Code by making the application “FaceApp”...

IDEC notifies Dataprev to suspend bidding process for the acquisition of facial recognition technology

Dataprev – a public company responsible for Brazilian´s data security and social security information – was notified by the Brazilian Institute of Consumer Protection (IDEC). IDEC´s aim is suspension of the company´s bidding process...

Hering is notified by DPDC for inappropriate collection of facial recognition data

The Department of Consumer Protection and Defense (DPDC), through the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon), part of the Ministry of Justice, has initiated preliminary investigations against the Hering company for allegedly using customer face recognition to capture their...
Workshop: The DOJ’s enhanced efforts to charge money laundering offenses in white collar cases and to seek forfeiture of assets along with terms of imprisonments as punishment.

Workshop: The DOJ’s enhanced efforts to charge money laundering offenses in white collar cases and to seek forfeiture of assets along with terms of imprisonments as punishment.

SP, September 18 | 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Workshop: The DOJ’s enhanced efforts to charge money laundering offenses in white collar cases and to seek forfeiture of assets along with terms of imprisonments as punishment. Overview of the best practices for structuring...
Workshop: The DOJ’s enhanced efforts to charge money laundering offenses in white collar cases and to seek forfeiture of assets along with terms of imprisonments as punishment.

Workshop: The DOJ’s enhanced efforts to charge money laundering offenses in white collar cases and to seek forfeiture of assets along with terms of imprisonments as punishment.

SP, September 18 | 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Workshop: The DOJ’s enhanced efforts to charge money laundering offenses in white collar cases and to seek forfeiture of assets along with terms of imprisonments as punishment. Overview of the best practices for structuring...

Azevedo Sette Advogados advised Localiza in acquisition

Azevedo Sette Advogados advised Car Rental Systems S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Localiza Rent a Car S.A., in the acquisition of 100% of the shares held by individual investors in Localiza RP Aluguel de Carros Ltda., a company resulting from the spinoff of Ativa Service...

Azevedo Sette is Top Tier Firm in The Legal 500 2019 Brazil

Azevedo Sette is recognized as leading law firm in Compliance, Competition and Antitrust, Corporate M&A, Dispute Resolution (including White-Collar crime), Energy and Natural Resources: Mining, Environment, Insurance, International Trade and Customs, Labour and Employment,...

Vale snaps up mining counterpart in Brazil

White & Case LLP in New York and the São Paulo offices of Azevedo Sette Advogados and Vinicius Marques de Carvalho Advogados have helped Brazilian mining company Vale buy a majority stake in counterpart Ferrous for 2.1 billion reais (US$550 million). Azevedo Sette advised...
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