In the latest chapter of the discussions about Brazil’s LGPD, on August 26, 2020, the Senate rejected the article in the Executive Order (‘Medida Provisória’ – MP) which provided for the extension of its implementation to May 3, 2021. Accordingly, the MP will lose effect in relation to that article, and the LGPD will go into force promptly, pending only the presidential sanction. The implementation of the LGPD articles covering the administrative penalties remains set for August 1, 2021, as per the amended Law enacted on June 10, 2020.
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