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Right to Privacy and Personal Data Protection in Brazilian Law

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Part of the book series: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law ((GSCL,volume 38))

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This national report seeks to explain the basic framework of the regulation of data protection adopted in Brazil, highlighting the most important rules brought by the new Brazilian Personal Data Protection Law.

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    “Article 21. Private life is inviolable, and the judge, at the request of any interested person, will adopt the measures necessary to cease any act contrary to this rule.”

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    Worth to mention the writings of Doneda (2006) and Schertel Mendes (2014).

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    For more information: http://www.cgi.br/about/.

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    The National Congress is the legislative body of Brazil’s federal government. The Brazilian National Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Senate (Upper House) and the Chamber of Deputies (Lower House).

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    Schreiber (2017), pp. 70–71.

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    Schreiber (2014). p. 186.

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Schreiber, A. (2020). Right to Privacy and Personal Data Protection in Brazilian Law. In: Moura Vicente, D., de Vasconcelos Casimiro, S. (eds) Data Protection in the Internet. Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, vol 38. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28049-9_2

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