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  • Digital Fraud
• Recent Alerts:
  • • 2026/02 – Brazil’s Supreme Court Suspends São Paulo Municipal Restrictions on App-Based Motorcycle Transport
    • 2026/02 – State Judicial Authorities Restrict the Use of Blockchain Tokens in Real Estate Records
    • 2026/02 – Ministry of Justice Consolidates Proposals to Regulate Age Verification Under the Digital ECA
    • 2026/02 – STJ Reaffirms Prohibition of Prior Restraint and Lifts Restrictions Imposed on Journalist
    • 2026/02 – Group Defies U.S. Court Order and Releases Tracks Allegedly Obtained from Spotify Breach
    • 2026/02 – CADE Clears United Airlines’ Increased Minority Stake in Azul Without Conditions
    • 2026/02 – Anvisa Establishes Regulatory Framework for the Production and Medical Use of Cannabis in Brazil
    • 2026/02 – Brazil’s Supreme Court Schedules Review of Increased ICMS Rates on Telecommunications Services
    • 2026/02 – Chamber of Deputies Fast-Tracks Bill Proposing Compulsory Licensing of Mounjaro
    • 2026/02 – Justice Cristiano Zanin Schedules Conciliation Hearing on Anvisa Advertising Rules
    • 2026/02 – Senate Committee Approves Bill Banning Advertising and Sponsorship of Sports Betting
    • 2026/02 – Ministry of Sports Joins Interministerial Task Force to Regulate Brazil’s Legal Framework for the Games Industry
    • 2026/02 – Bayer Proposes US$7.25 Billion Settlement to Resolve Roundup Litigation
    • 2026/01 – UK Considers Tighter Restrictions on Children’s Use of Social Media
  • 2026/01 – Brazilian Notarial Digital Service Expands Access to the Authentication of Online Evidence
  • 2026/01 – Idec Calls for Action Over Grok Tool Amid Risks to Fundamental Rights
  • 2026/01 – Brazil’s Competition Authority Suspends New WhatsApp AI Terms and Opens Investigation into Meta
  • 2026/01 – Brazilian Government Considers Expanding the Central Bank’s Authority over Investment Funds
  • 2026/01 – Anatel Voices Support for Bill Establishing a National Artificial Intelligence System
  • 2026/01 – ANPD Extends Deadline for Submission of Information on Compliance with the Digital ECA
  • 2026/01 – Proposal Strengthens Anatel as a Potential National Cybersecurity Authority
  • 2026/01 – Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice Upholds Statutory Patent Terms and Rejects Extension for Ozempic and Rybelsus
  • 2026/01 – Law Extends Tax Relief for IoT Devices and Satellite Systems Until 2030
  • 2026/01 – President Lula Enacts Taxpayer Protection Code and Tightens Rules Against Habitual Tax Debtors
  • 2026/01 – Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice Reaffirms Author’s Exclusive Right to Choose a Pseudonym
  • 2026/01 – Federal Regional Court Upholds Publisher’s Conviction for Plagiarism of Embrapa’s Technical Works
  • 2026/01 – Rio Grande do Sul Court Orders Removal of Compulsive Gambler from Online Betting Platforms
  • 2026/01 – Broadcasters Propose Using Gaispi Funds to Expand Access to TV 3.0
  • 2026/01 – Brazil’s Supreme Court Reviews Constitutionality of Mandatory Carbon Credit Investments by Insurers
  • 2025/10 – Video Platforms Call for Access to Brazil’s Audiovisual Fund as Senate Debates Streaming Bill
  • 2025-10 – ABTA criticizes streaming regulation bill, warning of risks to Brazil’s audiovisual industry
  • 2025-10 – New streaming bill sets rules for device makers but leaves smartphones out of the regulations
  • 2025-10 – Banco do Brasil expands funding and broadens BB Ventures’ focus to boost innovation from 2026 onward
  • 2025-10 – Brazil’s Supreme Court reaches majority on new rules for union fees and sets limits on how workers can be charged
  • 2025-10 – Brazil’s Supreme Court postpones ruling on employment status of app-based drivers and couriers to 2026
  • 2025-10 – STJ to decide whether consumers must seek an out-of-court solution before suing suppliers
  • 2025-10 – STJ halts ruling on when consumers are entitled to double refunds for improper charges
  • 2025-10 – Court allows AI-powered petition platform to operate and rejects OAB-RJ request
  • 2025-10 – Brazil’s Data Protection Authority orders audit and new transparency measures for WhatsApp after reviewing data sharing with Meta
  • 2025-10 – Gol reports data breach affecting Smiles customers, says impact was limited and posed no risk to accounts or payments
  • 2025-10 – Anvisa bans unapproved weight-loss pens and warns of risks tied to medicines without registration in Brazil
  • 2025-10 – Anvisa begins gathering scientific evidence to support future regulation of medicinal Cannabis cultivation in Brazil
  • 2025-10 – President Lula signs expanded income tax exemption and signals further steps toward tax justice
  • 2025-10 – Warner Music ends U.S. lawsuit and reaches deal with Suno for licensed AI models starting in 2026
  • 2025-10 – Johnny Cash estate sues Coca-Cola in the U.S. over use of vocal impersonator in advertisement
  • 2025-10 – Senate pushes forward with plan to raise taxes on betting platforms, fintechs and banks amid political hurdles
  • 2025-10 – Government expands call for partners to broaden free public TV under the Brazil Digital program
  • 2025-10 – Anvisa establishes new regulatory framework to assess pesticide exposure risks and strengthen protections for workers and nearby communities
  • 2025/10 – ABTA criticizes streaming regulation bill, warning of risks to Brazil’s audiovisual industry
  • 2025/10 – New streaming bill sets rules for device makers but leaves smartphones out of the regulations
  • 2025/10 – Over 30 pirate streaming platforms shut down in Brazil after Argentina-led crackdown, says Anatel
  • 2025/10 – SIM Swap scam: how it works and what you can do to protect yourself
  • 2025/10 – Brazil’s new Civil Defense alert system will warn residents of disasters without needing an internet connection
  • 2025/09 – Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents is enacted
  • 2025/09 – Government proposes regulation of large digital platforms
  • 2025/09 – Provisional measure creates tax incentives for datacenter infrastructure
  • 2025/09 – Salary Transparency Report must be published by over 54,000 companies by September 30
  • 2025/08 – Senate approves Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents to protect minors in online environments
  • 2025/08 – Government regulates TV 3.0 through Decree No. 12.595/2025
  • 2025/08 – xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over anticompetitive AI practices and App Store rankings
  • 2025/08 – Folha de São Paulo files lawsuit against OpenAI for unauthorized use of its journalism in ChatGPT training
  • 2025/08 – MCTI establishes Integrated Committee for Digital Governance, Information Security and Data Governance (CGSD)
  • 2025/08 – CADE deepens probe into Google’s conduct and issues call for contributions
  • 2025/08 – STJ establishes criteria for the validity of foreign forum selection clauses in adhesion contracts
  • 2025/08 – Santa Catarina court upholds Ecad’s authority to charge for public performance of AI-generated music
  • 2025/08 – Brazilian Supreme Court excludes digital platforms from nationwide suspension on “pejotização” cases
  • 2025/08 – Brazil’s Federal Revenue aligns fintechs with banks in anti–money laundering rules
  • 2025/08 – Meta under scrutiny for creating flirty chatbots misusing celebrities’ likenesses
  • 2025/06 – Status of the Internet Civil Framework Trial at the brazilian Supreme Federal Court
  • 2025/06 – Relaunch of the National Precedents Database strengthens legal uniformity
  • 2025/06 – São Paulo Court upholds conviction for unfair competition by former tech company employees
  • 2025/06 – Regional Labor Court of the 15th region annuls ruling and orders new trial without geolocation data to protect worker’s privacy
  • 2025/06 – Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property launch fast-track trademark processing in august 2025
  • 2025/05 – Brazilian Supreme Court suspends “pejotization” cases nationwide
  • 2025/05 – Superior Court of Justice rules court orders must specify URLs for content removal
  • 2025/05 – EU Fines Meta and Apple Millions Over Digital Markets Act Violations
  • 2025/05 – STJ Launches Judicial Center for Conflict Resolution with a Focus on Active Listening and Support
  • 2025/05 – Cade Updates FAQ on Merger Notification Criteria
  • 2025/05 – Inclusion of Psychosocial Risks in GRO Takes Effect on May 26, 2025
  • 2025/05 – Irish Data Protection Commission Fines TikTok €530 Million
  • 2025/05 – Anvisa Maintains Prohibition of E-Cigarettes in Brazil
  • 2025/05 – Government Expands Betting on eSports and Online Games
  • 2025/03 – Meetings for 2024 Financial Statement Approval: Requirements and Deadlines
  • 2025/03 – Judicial Ruling Authorizes Access to Digital Platform Data for Locating Debtors
  • 2025/03 – Signature Authentication for Minor Travel Authorization: Protection and Security
  • 2025/01 – STF Ruling on the Constitutionality of Article 19 of the Internet Act and Platform Liability
  • 2024/08 – Electronic Judicial Domicile – Register regularization and verification
• Guides – Institutional Production (request a copy)
  • IBA – Metaverse Guide – Latam
  • iTechLaw – iTech Startup playbook – Brazil Chapter

Content Moderation and Misinformation

• Recent Alerts:
  • 2025/01 – Meta Announces Changes to Content Moderation and Fact-Checking Policies
• Academic Production (produced by Alan Campos Thomaz – request a copy):
  • FGV – Fake News Bill: Is it a limitation to fake news or free speech?
  • Stanford – Content Moderation and Platform Regulation: A compared analysis of US, European Union, and Brazil regulations
  • Stanford – Combating harmful content online through intermediary liability
  • Stanford – Gaming: Should behavior in VR be treated as speech or conduct?

• Featured Guides:
  • Corporations Nº 1
  • Corporations Nº 2
  • Establishment of Company Based in the US and in the Cayman Islands
  • Anti-Dilution Rules
  • Stock Option
  • Survival, Longevity and Success of Startups
  • Convertible Loan – What is it and what are its benefits?

Taxation

• Featured Guides:
  • Brazilian Tax Regimes Nº 1: Actual Profit Method and Arbitrated Profits
  • Brazilian Tax Regimes Nº 2: Deemed Taxable Income and Simples Nacional
• Recent Alerts:
  • 2024/01 – New Provisional Measure Published by the Brazilian Government Revokes and Limits Tax Benefits

Artificial Intelligence

• Know more about the Artificial Intelligence content we have produced
• Newsletter #001/2025 – Artificial Intelligence
• Newsletter #002/2025 – Artificial Intelligence
• Newsletter #003/2025 – Artificial Intelligence
• Newsletter #004/2025 – Artificial Intelligence
• Newsletter #005/2025 – Artificial Intelligence
• Newsletter #006/2025 – Artificial Intelligence
• Recent Alerts:
  • 2025/04 – Virginia’s AI Bill Sets Precedent, but Future Remains Unclear
  • 2025/04 – China mandates AI-generated content labeling starting September 2025
  • 2025/04 – AI Regulation Gains Momentum in Brazil: Chamber to Review Bill 2338/23
  • 2025/04 – U.S. Court Sides with Anthropic in Copyright Clash with Music Publishers
  • 2025/04 – Brazil’s Financial Intelligence Unit tightens AI rules and holds staff liable for data leaks
  • 2025/04 – Ireland probes X for feeding Europeans’ data to AI model Grok
  • 2025/03- New Rules for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Judiciary
  • 2025/03 – Spain Approves Draft Bill for Ethical AI Use
  • 2025/03 – EDPB adopts statement on age assurance, creates AI enforcement task force, and issues recommendations to WADA
  • 2025/03 – Bill 526/2025: New Legal Framework Proposal for Artificial Intelligence in Brazil
  • 2025/03 – Request 698/2025: Deputy Proposes a Special Committee to Discuss Bill 2,338/2023
  • 2025/03 – Request 52/2025: Deputy Proposes a Special Committee to Debate AI
• Academic Production (produced by Alan Campos Thomaz – request a copy):
  • Tilburg – Legitimate Interest as a Legal Basis for Training Large Language Models with Social Media Data: A Comparative Analysis of EU and Brazilian Frameworks
  • Tilburg – Data Protection in Healthcare: A Compared Analysis on The Use Of Personal Data In Artificial Intelligence Systems
  • Tilburg – Data protection issues on training Artificial Intelligence for image diagnosis in radiology
  • Tilburg – Clearview: Image and Facial Recognition Artificial Intelligence
• Events (request a copy):
  • AI Regulations in Developing Countries – Privacy + Security Forum in Washington DC

Privacy and Data Protection

• Know more about the Privacy and Data Protection content we have produced
• Newsletter #001/2025 – January – 2025
• Newsletter #002/2025 – February – 2025
• Newsletter #003/2025 – March – 2025
• Newsletter #004/2025 – April – 2025
• Newsletter #005/2025 – May – 2025
• Newsletter #006/2025 – June – 2025
• Featured Guides:
  • Privacy and Data Protection Series: Regulatory Roadmap
  • LGPD Infographic – Brazilian Data Protection Law in One Page
• Recent Alerts :
  • 2025/05 – OAB-RJ requests suspension of AI use in platform that drafts legal petitions
  • 2025/05 – ANPD Technical Note Provides Guidelines on AI and Data Protection
  • 2025/05 – XP Reports Data Breach Involving External Vendor Database
  • 2025/05 – Labor Court Convicts Companies for LGPD Violation in Recruitment via Gupy
  • 2025/05 – Paraná Prosecutor Files Lawsuit over Facial Biometric Data Collection in Public Schools
  • 2025/05 – Brazil Unveils National Data Center Policy and Reinforces Role in Green Economy
  • 2025/04 – ANPD Updates Security Incident Communication Channel
  • 2025/04 – ANPD Launches New GOV.BR Platform for Data Subject Requests and Reports
  • 2025/04 – Judicial Ruling Authorizes Access to Digital Platform Data for Locating Debtors
  • 2025/04 – Extension of the UK Adequacy Review Deadline by the EU
  • 2025/04 – ANPD Selects Winner for Consultancy in AI Regulatory Sandbox
  • 2025/04 – DPO as a Service: Advantages and Disadvantages after ANPD’s Regulation
  • 2025/04 – International Data Transfers: What Changes with ANPD’s Resolution No. 19/2024?
  • 2025/01 – ANPD Denies Banco Mundial LGPD Adequacy Request
  • 2025/01 – ANPD concludes audit of pharmacy chains and imposes adjustments for compliance with LGPD
  • 2025/01 – ANPD Decision Suspends Financial Compensation in Digital Identity Project
  • 2025/01 – ANPD and CNIL Strengthen International Cooperation on Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence
  • 2025/01 – ANPD Updates Regulatory Agenda Report
  • 2025/01 – Secretly Recorded Evidence and the Right to Justice
  • 2025/01 – Online Safety Act: New Child Protection Requirements Coming into Force
  • 2025/01 – Evidence Nullified: Court Requires Authorization for Surveillance Cameras
• Academic Production (produced by Alan Campos Thomaz – request a copy):
  • FGV – Thesis: Interpretation and Extension of the Lawful Grounds Available to Treat Personal Data under the LGPD
• Events (request a copy):
  • Privacy-Preserving AI – Privacy + Security Forum in Washington DC

• Intellectual Property Protection For Enterprises
• Recent Alerts:
  • 2024/12 – Proteção da Marca e Indenização – O Uso de Marca de Palavra-Chave por Terceiro em anúncios Patrocinados
  • 2023/07 INPI Amends Regulations on Technology Contracts – Ordinances/INPI/PR No. 26 and 27
  • 2023/01 – Novas deliberações do INPI sobre a averbação e registro de contratos de transferência de tecnologia
  • 2022/01 – Nova Nota Técnica do INPI sobre procedimentos de caducidade de marcas

Media and Entertainment and Digital Influencers

• Recent Alerts:
  • Hiring Digital Influencers in B3’s Regulated Market
  • Direito de Imagem após a morte

Sports Betting, E-Sports, and Gambling

• Bets Special Guide:
  • Special Bets: Regulation of Sports Betting in Brazil
  • Sports Betting (Bets) Advertising in Brazil
  • Intellectual Property of Sports Betting Operators (“Bets”)
• Recent Alerts:
  • 2025/05 – Brazilian government advances online sports betting regulation with focus on safety and responsibility
  • 2024/07 – The Electronic Games Act was sanctioned in Brazil
  • 2023/12 – The Chamber of Deputies approves bill that regulates sports betting, inclusing online beeting
  • 2023/07 – Regulation on Sports Betting – Provisional Measure No. 1,182/2023

FinTechs, Banks, Financial Services, and Virtual Assets

• Know more about the Fintechs, Banking, Financial Services and Virtual Assets content we have produced
• Newsletter #001/2025 – Fintechs, Banking, Financial Services and Virtual Assets
• Newsletter #002/2025 – Fintechs, Banking, Financial Services and Virtual Assets
• Newsletter #003/2025 – Fintechs, Banking, Financial Services and Virtual Assets
• Newsletter #004/2025 – Fintechs, Banking, Financial Services and Virtual Assets
• Newsletter #005/2025 – Fintechs, Banking, Financial Services and Virtual Assets
• Newsletter #006/2025 – Fintechs, Banks, Financial Services, and Virtual Assets
• Features Guides:
  • Fintechs: Introduction Operational Models
• Recents Alerts:
  • 005/2025 – AI Ethics as a Service: Governance and Risk Assessment in Artificial Intelligence Systems
  • 005/2025 – Central Bank Regulates Fee Limits for Interoperability Charges Between Registrars and Card Receivables
  • 005/2025 – BC approves issuance of LCI by finance companies
  • 004/2025 – The New Frontier of Payments: Agentic Payments – IA Agents
  • 004/2025 – Central Bank Opens Public Consultation on Sustainability-Related Accounting Standards
  • 004/2025 – Financial Stability Report to Be Released on April 30
  • 004/2025 – Tokenization: Brazil’s Central Bank Opens Public Consultation on Digital Payment Security and Efficiency

HealthTechs

• Recent Alerts:
  • 2025/05 – Anvisa Maintains Prohibition of E-Cigarettes in Brazil
  • 2025/03 – ANS Opens Public Consultation to Create Regulatory Sandbox for Health Plans
  • 2025/01 – National Health Council (CNS) Approves Resolution 738/2024
  • 2024/07 – New Regulations for PDPs and PDIL
  • 2023/09  – CFM Updates Medical Advertising Rules