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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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FCPA 2021 Review - Hot Cases

For this week's Licks Attorneys Compliance Blog, we will re-air the webinar “FCPA Review 2021 – Hot Cases”, hosted by our partner Alexandre Dalmasso.

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Does doing the right thing deserve recognition?

Successful compliance programs typically take place in organizations with examples coming from the top. There is no doubt about the fundamental factor for success in such programs: top management engagement, or a culture of example. There is no way for a compliance program to prosper otherwise.

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How to Protect Your Personal Data

On August 14, 2018, the Brazilian General Data Protection Act (LGPD) – Statute #13,709 established general rules for the protection of every individual's personal data – something that, until then, lacked safeguards and limits on third-party use.

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Lessons in Drug Promotion by the FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the American agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, medicines and the like, a role similar to that performed by ANVISA in Brazil.

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Changes to Legislation of the Brazilian Public Healthcare System (SUS) Bring Hope to Patients

One of the greatest Brazilian achievements is undoubtedly the Brazilian Public Healthcare System (SUS). Provided for by Article 196 of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution, it establishes that health is a right for all and a duty of the State, and guarantees to every Brazilian access to public health, regardless of payment to the Brazilian Social-Security Administration (INSS).

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Interfarma updates its Code of Conduct

We have recently published two posts regarding the update made to the codes of PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America) and the IMC (Innovative Medicines Canada).

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Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) updates its Code of Ethical Practices

The Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) was founded on April 23, 1914, by representatives of 10 pharmaceutical and toilet products companies under the name “Canadian Association of Manufacturers of Medicinal and Toilet Products”. In 1915, the association changed its name to “Canadian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association”, while in 1965, the association again changed its name to the “Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada (PMAC)”.

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How are whistleblowers treated in Europe?

Since 2010, with the enactment of the "Dodd-Frank Act", the United States introduced the whistleblower, i.e., someone who witnesses an irregularity within the following parameters:

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PHRMA updates its code on interactions with health professionals

A very sensitive issue for the pharmaceutical industry, and for the medical and hospital products industry concerns the limits in their interaction with health professionals, especially physicians who prescribe drugs, and medical and hospital products.

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When gifts become a problem

Could a simple gift be a nuisance to a company? Depending on the situation and the parties involved, it certainly can!

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UNODC'S best practices in the fight against corruption

In a memorable initiative, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) developed, in 2007, the Best Practices in the Fight Against Corruption project, of which several countries took part, including Brazil.

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When friendship drags you down

Professor Robert Henry Srour from the University of São Paulo (USP), who I respectfully admire as one of the greatest and best thinkers on ethics in Brazil, describes in his magnificent work “Ética Empresarial” an interesting scene from the movie The Devil's Own, 1997.

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Data protection rules in the states of Virginia and Colorado, USA

Although the United States is at the forefront when it comes to innovation and technology, the same cannot be said when it comes to privacy and data protection, since state statutes focus solely on the commercialization of personal data from individuals. Due to its form of government, the US allows States to decide on the rules for the protection of personal data.

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Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) regulates personal data protection for small business

The Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD), the body responsible for the promotion and control of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in Brazil, started 2022 by publishing CD/ANPD Resolution #2 on January 27, 2022, which approves the regulation implementing the LGPD – Statute #13.709/2018 for small processing agents.

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2021 corruption perceptions index

The Transparency International is a non-profit anti-corruption organization headquartered on Berlin that operates internationally. Its purpose is to combat corruption and criminal activities related to corrupt acts.

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