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Australia to ban minors from accessing social media

November 28, 2024

One of the biggest concerns for parents in the modern world is their children's use of social media. Depending on how they are used, social media can become a huge headache for parents and their children tend to be the most vulnerable part in this unfiltered environment, where a world of discoveries is just a click away.

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Artificial intelligence and its regulation in Brazil

November 22, 2023

On March 29, 2023, “The New York Times” published an article regarding an open letter signed by more than a thousand leaders in the technology sector, including Elon Musk, president of Tesla, Space X, and X (formerly Twitter). The letter requested a stop in the development of artificial intelligence above GPT-4, developed by OpenAI, considering the potential risk of threatening the very existence of society as we know it and even humanity.

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ANVISA Approves the Regulation of Biosimilars

June 18, 2024

The Brazilian FDA, ANVISA, approved Rule RDC #875 of May 28, 2024, which provided, in an ancillary manner, for the registration of biosimilars through the comparability development route, aiming to guarantee the quality, safety, and efficacy of these products.

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Antitrust and anti-corruption authorities are already monitoring the 2026 World Cup

October 3, 2023

Considering the financial scandals fueled by acts of corruption involving the most recent World Cup, which led to the arrest of leaders from several countries, North American antitrust and anti-corruption authorities turned their attention to the 2026 World Cup, which will take place in three countries: United States, Canada, and Mexico. Among the arrests made, one that stood out was that of José Maria Marín, former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) between 2012 and 2015 who was also governor of the State of São Paulo between 1982 and 1983, after the death of governor Franco Montoro.

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ANS' role is now Exemplary once again by Law. Read here what this means

September 26, 2022

Last Wednesday (September 21), the press trumpeted the enactment of a new law, especially the G1 news outlet, informing that healthcare providers are obliged to cover treatments outside the list of the Brazilian Supplementary Health Agency (ANS).

This is another chapter in the fierce dispute between providers and patients, mediated by the authorities. Healthcare providers claim an imbalance in their financial health, while patients denounce lack of coverage and excessive costs in their assistance.

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ANS' List of Procedures is exhaustive, according to the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice. What does this mean for us?

June 13, 2022

On June 8, 2022, Brazil witnessed the unfolding of another chapter involving healthcare plans, patients and the Brazilian Agency of Supplementary Health (ANS), this time at the headquarters of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ), in Brasilia.

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ANPD REGULATES THE APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS

March 7, 2023

Administrative Sanctions Regulation on Dosimetry and Application of Administrative Sanctions, which establishes the dosimetry guidelines for sentences, especially calculating the base value for fines the agency may apply. It is an initiative of the rapporteur and director of the ANPD – Arthur Sabbat, in which he was unanimously followed by the rest of the board. Although the criteria set out below establish clear guidelines, the ANPD may depart from its methodology or review the penalty, if impaired proportionality is found between the severity of the violation and the intensity of the sanction.

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ANPD launches new security incident form

February 1, 2023

In the second half of December 2022, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published an amendment to the Security Incident Reporting form, to be used by all those who need to report security incidents starting January 1, 2023.

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ANPD is transformed into an Autonomous Agency

June 20, 2022

On this 13th of June, the Brazilian government issued the Executive Order #1,124, which was also published in the Federal Gazette on June 14, 2022. Containing 10 articles, it enters into force on the date of its publication.

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ANPD Approves Regulation on Security Incident Reporting

May 8, 2024

The Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD), a public entity created by the General Data Protection Act (LGPD), responsible for regulating, supervising, guiding, educating, and acting on security incidents involving personal data, as well as for cooperating with other similar international entities, published CD/ANPD’s Rule #15, dated April 24, 2024, in the Federal Register on April 26, 2024. Taking advantage of the last public consultation on the topic, the Rule approved the Regulation on Security Incident Reporting.

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What drives good people to do bad things

To reflect on what can make good people do bad things, I will mention two real cases, which occurred during my career.

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TCU AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPARENCY LAUNCH EMERGENCY CONTRACTING GUIDANCE

In May 2020, the Federal Court of Auditors - TCU, in partnership with the international non-governmental organization Transparency International marked a point in favor of tackling corruption and legal certainty for the federal, state and municipal public managers, by launching a booklet called “Recommendations for Transparency of Emergency Contracts in Response to COVID-19“. The booklet guides those professionals, in face of Act 13,979 / 2020, to adopt accurate and licit practices in the management of public resources in the pandemic scenario.

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Health Fraud! How does the US government combat this problem

On the afternoon of May 28th, a webinar was held with the topic ‘Health Fraud! How does the US government combat this problem’, led by Alexandre Dalmasso, partner and responsible for the Ethics and Compliance Practice Group.

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Data Protection and Privacy Mapping in the World

Currently, according to the UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, here is the current scenario regarding the regulation of Data Protection and Privacy in the World:

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European Data Authority - EDPB Publishes Guide With Rules For Consent

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued on May 4, 2020 the Guide 05/2020 with rules applicable to the consent of the personal data, under the Data Protection Law, in force at the European Union - GDPR (General Data Protection Resolution).

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THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION LAW – LGPD

The gap between the issuance date of a law and the effective date is called vacatio legis. The reason, in general, for a law not to enter into force on the date of its publication is because the legislator wishes to provide society with time enough to become aware and prepared to respect its content.

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JOB DESCRIPTION OF A COMPLIANCE OFFICER

The compliance officer is briefly the facilitator in consolidating a culture of compliance within the organization, and should be the first to set an example, with respect to behaviors and attitudes when interacting with internal and external clients.

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BE LOYAL TO THE COMPANY OR BE LOYAL TO THE BOSS

Regardless of whether an employee is hired under an employment contract or just by signing in the employment and social security card, his / her initial duty of loyalty to the company is not challenged, which after all, pays his / her compensation for their services and waits in return for his / her commitment to the development of the corporation's business.

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Compliance Investigation

On the afternoon of April 15th, a webinar was held with the topic "Compliance Investigation", led by Alexandre Dalmasso, partner and responsible for the Ethics and Compliance Practice Group. The webinar aims to discuss the best practices and main challenges for successful compliance investigations, unraveling the investigation phases, identifying gaps in the process and how to implement improvements based on the results obtained.

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EXCELLENCE IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT

At the beginning of the millennium, when the so-called 1st compliance wave occurred, a document started to gain evidence: the Code of Conduct.

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MISCONDUCT – INHERITED OR MOLDED CHARACTER TRAITS

Some time ago, I came across an unusual situation ... there was a company that allowed its employees to use a taxi as a mean of transportation due to some need related to the company's business. There were no major controls and, oddly enough, a receipt from the taxi was not even required for accountability.

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In the fight against corruption, who is who in the world...

Although several governments are striving to combat and mitigate corruption and its consequences, since talking about eradicating corruption is an almost utopian task, it is important to know the world´s players in this fight.

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Corruption Perceptions Index 2019

Corruption Perceptions Index or simply CPI is an index created by a non-governmental organization named Transparency International (www.transparency.org), which, among other purposes, has set out to monitor countries' progress in fighting corruption around the world.

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Red Flags

Red flags mean situations that deserve special attention and that must be carefully observed by managers and, mandatorily, by compliance officers and auditors. In short, they are warning signs, which should not and cannot be ignored.

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How to proceed when paying something to a Government official?

This is certainly a question that concerns many managers and even many compliance officers or even those responsible for providing guidance within an organization.

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