#ANPD
This archive collects reporting on Brazil’s data protection authority and its influence on the region’s cybersecurity agenda. Readers will find regulatory guidance, compliance developments, and coverage of privacy, information handling, and incident response issues relevant to organizations operating in Brazil and across Latin America.
Brazil activates new rules for big tech
Decrees 12.975 and 12.976 are now in force in Brazil, setting new duties for platforms, ANPD and intimate content.
Jul 22, 2026 · 4 min
Brazil Sets New Rules for Digital Platforms
Decrees 12.975 and 12.976 tighten oversight of big tech, with removal duties, ad records and local presence requirements.
Jul 21, 2026 · 3 min
ANPD inspects adult sites
Brazil’s ANPD has started inspections of adult-content sites, app stores and operating systems under ECA Digital.
Jul 20, 2026 · 1 min
Brazil tightens ANPD oversight of platforms
Brazil’s ANPD expands enforcement on platforms, AI, and sensitive data as decree 12.975 adds new obligations.
Jul 20, 2026 · 3 min
Brazil ANPD probes Isac ransomware attack
Brazil's ANPD opened a case against Isac Tecnologia em Saúde over a ransomware attack that exposed data on about 500,000 patients.
Jul 19, 2026 · 2 min
Brazil ANPD probes Goiás patient data leak
Brazil’s data authority opened a sanctioning case over a ransomware attack on Isac in Goiás involving about 500,000 patients.
Jul 18, 2026 · 3 min
Brazil Leads Ransomware Attacks on Health Care
Santotech says Brazil accounts for most Latin American ransomware attacks on health care, driven by phishing and outdated medical systems.
Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min
Brazil ANPD sanctions case involving 500,000 patients
Brazil’s ANPD opened a sanctions case over data protection failures affecting 500,000 public health patients. ISAC cited ransomware and denied a leak.
Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min
Brazil ANPD Moves Against Isac Over 500,000 Patients
Brazil’s ANPD opened a sanctioning case against Isac over a security incident that may have exposed data from 500,000 patients.
Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min
Brazil leads Latin America in hospital ransomware
Brazil accounted for 51% of ransomware attacks on health care in Latin America. Brazil’s ANPD opened a case over data from 500,000 patients.
Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min
ANPD investigates ISAC after data leak
Brazil’s ANPD opened a case against ISAC after a ransomware attack reportedly exposed data from up to 500,000 patients.
Jul 11, 2026 · 2 min