Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn

ARTICLE · 15 AUGUST 2024

Market Intelligence Thought Leadership Award Winner

Amendment To ANATEL's Cybersecurity Regulations - Incident Notification And Prior Evaluation Of Suppliers

Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown
Contributor
Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown is a leading international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major...

View firm profile
Explore more from Mayer Brown

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.

BrazilTechnology

The National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) published Resolution No. 767 of August 2024 (the "Resolution"), which amended Resolution No. 740 of 2020, also known as the Cybersecurity Regulation Applied to the Telecommunications Sector ("R-Ciber"). 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.

With regard to aspects of information security and data protection, the Resolution essentially changed two points:

1. Extension of the obligation to notify ANATEL of information security incidents

R-Ciber created an obligation to notify ANATEL of relevant incidents that substantially affect the security of telecommunications networks and user data. R-Ciber's specific definition of an "incident" includes an event that allows, or may allow, a breach of the confidentiality, availability, or integrity of protected information, or an event which

We operate a free-to-view policy, asking only that you register in order to read all of our content. Please login or register to view the rest of this article.

Visit us at mayerbrown.com

Mayer Brown is a global services provider comprising associated legal practices that are separate entities, including Mayer Brown LLP (Illinois, USA), Mayer Brown International LLP (England & Wales), Mayer Brown (a Hong Kong partnership) and Tauil & Chequer Advogados (a Brazilian law partnership) and non-legal service providers, which provide consultancy services (collectively, the "Mayer Brown Practices"). The Mayer Brown Practices are established in various jurisdictions and may be a legal person or a partnership. PK Wong & Nair LLC ("PKWN") is the constituent Singapore law practice of our licensed joint law venture in Singapore, Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Pte. Ltd. Details of the individual Mayer Brown Practices and PKWN can be found in the Legal Notices section of our website. "Mayer Brown" and the Mayer Brown logo are the trademarks of Mayer Brown.

© Copyright 2026. The Mayer Brown Practices. All rights reserved.

This Mayer Brown article provides information and comments on legal issues and developments of interest. The foregoing is not a comprehensive treatment of the subject matter covered and is not intended to provide legal advice. Readers should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to the matters discussed herein.

See more popular content from