LAW
Brazil does not have a law that is specifically devoted to data
protection. However, there are general principles and provisions on
data protection and privacy in the Federal Constitution, in the
Brazilian Civil Code and in laws and regulations that address
particular types of relationships (eg the Consumer Protection Code1
and labor laws), particular sectors (eg financial institutions,
health industry, telecommunications etc.), and particular
professional activities (eg medicine and law). Additionally, there
are laws on the treatment and safeguarding of documents and
information handled by governmental entities and bodies that have
privacy implications.
The Federal Constitution provides that (i) the intimacy, private
life, honour and image of persons are inviolable; (ii) the
confidentiality of correspondence and electronic communication is
protected; and (iii) everyone is ensured access to information,
although the confidentiality of the source shall be
