Brazil: Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

The Brazilian Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has launched a Call for Contributions to gather stakeholder input on implementing new rules that update the regulation of the Brazilian Internet Act. The consultation seeks guidance on priority topics, regulatory synergies, and enforcement strategies as the ANPD expands its role in overseeing internet application providers and platform obligations. Contributions are being accepted until August 17, offering providers a critical opportunity to shape the development

Brazil's new Digital Child and Adolescent Statute fundamentally reshapes how technology platforms must protect minors online, imposing strict age verification requirements...

Brazil's Supreme Court has finalized a landmark ruling that fundamentally alters how online service providers are held liable for third-party content...

Nova lei aumenta punições para furto, roubo e receptação de cabos usados em serviços como energia, telecomunicações e internet...

On 24 October 2024, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Lenovo (U.S.), Inc.1 concluding that the threshold "dispositive" requirement of the foreign-antisuit-injunction.

The amendments to the Resolution will come into force on September 2, 2024, by which time the internal policies of telecommunication service providers must have been modified.

Brazil's Federal Government has issued two new administrative orders that significantly expand regulatory obligations for advertising in the fixed-odds betting sector, imposing mandatory warning requirements and prior verification duties not only on betting operators but across the entire advertising ecosystem—including agencies, platforms, and social media networks. What specific compliance steps must advertising intermediaries now take to avoid enforcement action, and how do these rules reshape liab

O Governo Federal publicou duas portarias que estabelecem novas regras para publicidade de apostas esportivas no Brasil, ampliando as obrigações para toda a cadeia publicitária. As normas incluem advertências obrigatórias sobre riscos de dependência e impõem requisitos de verificação prévia para agências, plataformas e redes sociais que veiculem conteúdo relacionado a bets.

A São Paulo court has issued a landmark ruling ordering a company to pay BRL 5 million in damages for insufficient environmental disclosure regarding voluntary carbon credits. The decision addresses how companies communicate sustainability initiatives to consumers, focusing on the adequacy of information provided about emissions calculations, credit traceability, and the connection between payments and emission-reduction projects.

O "Brasília em Pauta" é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF)...

On March 21, 2022, the Brazilian Supreme Court published a decision related to the trial of Direct Action of Unconstitutionality 6034, in which the Court ruled the Tax on Services levy on the addition of advertising texts and materials.

This act is a clear case of misleading advertising, a practice prohibited by the Brazilian Consumer Defense Code.