ANPD concludes monitoring of data protection officers and assesses sanctions against 21 entities

Original title: ANPD conclui monitoramento de encarregados de dados e vai avaliar sanção a 21 empresas e órgãos públicos

The Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has concluded its monitoring of data protection officer (DPO) compliance and identified 21 companies and public bodies that failed to meet compliance requests regarding data processing agents. The Agency found that 27 other entities successfully remediated their compliance deficiencies following ANPD intervention. Entities that did not comply with adequacy requests now face potential sanctions under Brazilian data protection law.

What changed

• ANPD monitoring of data protection officer (encarregado de dados) compliance concluded, with 21 entities identified for potential sanctions due to non-compliance with adequacy requests
• 27 companies and public bodies successfully corrected their non-compliance issues following ANPD action and intervention

Who is affected

Companies and public bodies in Brazil that act as data processing agents or employ data protection officers; both private sector and public administration organizations

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