LGPD Compliance Software: Easy Compliance In Minutes

The Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD) is Brazil's comprehensive data protection law, modeled after the EU’s GDPR. Enacted in 2020, it grants Brazilians greater control over their personal data and imposes stricter obligations on organizations handling that information.

The LGPD applies in the following scenarios::

• Data collected in Brazil is processed, regardless of location.
• Data is processed within Brazil's territory.
• Data about individuals in Brazil is processed, regardless of location.

Non-compliance with the LGPD can result in fines of up to 2% of a company’s annual revenue or USD $9 million per violation.

Both the LGPD and GDPR aim to protect individuals' privacy and enforce compliance, but they have distinct differences. For example, the LGPD is specifically tailored to Brazil, while the GDPR applies to data subjects—anyone residing in the European Union who can be identified directly or indirectly. Despite these differences, both regulations are regarded as global benchmarks for data privacy, addressing similar goals in varying contexts.