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Ricardo Barretto Ferreira da Silva

2018 and the focus on privacy and data protection

The year of 2018 was outstanding for the regulatory framework governing privacy and data protection, in Brazil and in the world....

National authorities, regulations and laws

The Personal Data Protection Committee is an initiative of the Public Attorneys’ Office of the Federal District and Territories. Based on constitutional roles of the Parquet itself, it has been acting in several incidents with grounds on seven pillars:...
MPDFT systemic operation

MPDFT systemic operation

As seen, 2018 was marked by the continuous operation of the Public Attorneys’ Office of the Federal District and Territories (MPDFT), that created the Personal Data Protection Committee, current Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection Unit – ESPEC, the first national...

SENACON and PROCON/MG actions

Apart from the cases described above, other consumer protection entities also had active roles in cases involving breach and/or improper use or disclosure of personal data....

What to expect for 2019?

In accordance with a study performed by Gartner consultants, expenses with products and services associated with information security will reach $124 billion in 2019, a growth of 8.7% in comparison with 2018. This estimate reflects the challenges, without precedent, involving...

Data sharing in Brazilian telecoms sector scrutinised

Ricardo Barretto Ferreira, a partner at Azevedo Sette Advogados in São Paulo, told Latin Lawyers sister publication Global Data Review that the companies are likely to face scrutiny from multiple regulators. “Public prosecutors and consumer protection agencies are...

Communications: regulation and outsourcing in Brazil: overview

Our partner and head of TMT practice Ricardo Barretto Ferreira, and associate Camila Taliberti Ribeiro da Silva (in memorian) area authors of the Q&A guide to communications regulation and outsourcing law in Brazil, edited by Practical Law | Thomson...

Azevedo Sette in Thomson Reuters

Investing in Brazil | Our partner Ricardo Barretto is the author Q&A for Thomson Reuters "Practical Law | Investing in...
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