Brazilian DPA Now an Independent Regulator Protecting Kids Online
Brazil's DPA became an autonomous regulatory agency with new powers for the digital protection of children and adolescents as of Sept. 18, Baker McKenzie attorney Flavia Rebello Pereira blogged Wednesday.
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The provisional measure transformed the authority into the Brazilian Data Protection Agency linked to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The DPA now has functional, technical, decision-making, administrative and financial autonomy, aligning it with the model of other federal regulatory bodies, she said. It also creates 200 specialist data protection regulation and oversight positions.
Another measure published the same day established the DPA as the central authority responsible for protecting minors in digital environments. It also sets procedures for complying with court orders involving the blocking, suspension or prohibition of digital actives deemed inappropriate for kids.
Among other duties, the DPA will be able to regulate minimum security standards, ensure transparency in age verification processes, set rules for the use of parental control tools and define criteria for adjusting digital service providers' obligations based on their size, type and level of technological involvement.
The regulator is expected to publish operational rules and detailed recommendations soon, Pereira added.