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ABES, together with more than 70 sector organizations and movements, among them Assespro, Brasscom, Fenainfo, Coalização dos Direitos da Rede, Movimento Brasil Competitivo and ITS-Rio – Institute of Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro, delivered today (Tuesday, 26/06) a manifesto to the Federal Senate asking for the urgent approval of the Bill of the Chamber of Deputies nº 53/2018, which deals with the Personal Data Law.
In one of the excerpts, the document highlights:
“PLC nº 53/2018, now under analysis by the Senate, is considered by the signatories of this manifesto, a text that is in line with the best international practices, balancing the guarantee of individual rights with the induction of new intensive business models in Dice. It should also be noted that the text encompasses the creation of the National Data Protection Authority, functionally and financially independent, and the National Council for the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy, essential bodies for the operationalization of the future diploma, corroborating the initiative of the Federal Government. Federal Executive upon submission of Bill 5,276/2016”.
The manifesto was delivered to the parliamentarians during a public hearing at the Senate's Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE). At the meeting, the rapporteur of the House's personal data protection proposals, senator Ricardo Ferraço (PSDB-ES), stated that he will put his text to a vote in the commission on July 3rd. Thus, according to the senator, the issue should be taken to the Plenary and voted on before the parliamentary recess in July.
MANIFEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAW
In defense of the approval, by the Senate, of the House Bill No. 53 of 2018
Sao Paulo, June 26, 2018
The representative entities, academic institutions, organizations and people who subscribe to this document, express their support for the swift appreciation and approval, by the Federal Senate, of the Bill of Law of the Chamber of Deputies nº 53/2018, which provides for the protection of personal data in the Brazil.
Several countries already have rules for the protection of personal data, addressing the challenges of social and economic transformation arising from the advancement of digital technology, in recognition of the enormous potential for development and well-being derived from the generation, collection and processing of a significant amount of data. . A clear and principled data protection law, which balances the central position of the individual with the economic dynamism of a creative and innovation-inclined country such as Brazil, is essential to catalyze competitiveness.
The debates carried out in the two houses of the National Congress, involving public authorities and representatives of academia, civil society and the business sectors, intensified in the last two years, managed to achieve successful convergence and contributed to the composition of the text recently approved in the Chamber of Deputies. Thus, we understand that PLC No. 53/2018 meets the imperative need for legal certainty for citizens and economic agents. The Senate has a unique opportunity to give Brazil a leading role in terms of data legislation, a fundamental step for the country's insertion in international forums, as well as providing a safe business environment that enhances the attraction and materialization of investments in the order of R$ 250 billion (Brasscom and Frost & Sullivam) in digital transformation technologies by 2021.
PLC nº 53/2018, now under analysis by the Senate, is considered by the signatories of this manifesto, a text that is in line with the best international practices, balancing the guarantee of individual rights with the induction of new data-intensive business models . It should also be noted that the text encompasses the creation of the National Data Protection Authority, functionally and financially independent, and the National Council for the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy, essential bodies for the operationalization of the future diploma, corroborating the initiative of the Federal Government. Federal Executive upon submission of Bill 5,276/2016.
The future Personal Data Protection Law will reach the public and private spheres, as well as economic sectors operating in the traditional and digitally connected environments. The text approved by the Chamber of Deputies legitimizes the processing of data carried out based on parameters and guarantees appropriate to its holders, with control and transparency over the processing processes, ensuring legal certainty and confidence to the ecosystem involved.
In view of the above, we urge the Federal Senate to consider approving PLC No. 53/2018 as quickly as possible in the best interest of Brazil!
FULL LIST OF ENTITIES AND PERSONS SIGNING THE MANIFESTO IS AVAILABLE IN THE PDF.
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