The Brazilian Data Protection Policy and its Impacts for Competition Enforcement

By Vinicius Marques de Carvalho & Marcela Mattiuzzo – 

This article presents the key aspects for discussing the interface between data protection and competition policy in Brazil. In sum, it argues that the success and evolution of the Brazilian Data Protection Policy is paramount for the appropriate assessment of data-related issues by the antitrust authority. In this sense, it presents the current scenario of uncertainties that surrounds the enforcement of the General Data Prote