As previously reported, Brazilian lawmakers have been debating a delay to the LGPD, which was scheduled to come into effect August 15, 2020, in response to COVID-19. The Brazilian Senate first passed Bill 1,179/2020, and Brazil’s President later enacted Provisional Measure 959. On May 19, 2020, the Brazilian Congress sent to the President’s desk an amended Bill 1,179/2020 that would maintain the LGPD’s August 15, 2020 effective date but would delay administrative sanctions until August 1, 2021. However, if approved, the Final Bill would still allow the LGPD’s requirements to be enforced through other means.
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Brazil Update: Executive Order Increases Chances of LGPD Delay Until 2021
On April 29, The Brazilian Federal Government issued an executive order, Provisional Measure, which would postpone the implementation of LGPD until May 3, 2021 if approved by Brazil’s legislature in the next couple of weeks.