CADE and ANPD execute amendment to extend agreement

On 2 July, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Brazilian Agency for Data Protection execute an amendment to the technical cooperation agreement established between the institutions. The ceremony will be held online with a webinar streamed live on CADE's YouTube channel. Those interested may participate by submitting questions via electronic form.

The amendment provides for a five-year extension of the agreement, along with joint and coordinated actions in matters where the competences of competition law and data protection overlap.

The event will include an opening session with representatives of the participating authorities to discuss Institutional Cooperation for the Digital Environment: Building Common Agendas in Competition, Data Protection, and Digital Policies.

There will also be a technical panel with experts from the ANPD, civil society, academia, and the private sector to address the “Challenges of the Digital Environment: Topics on the Agenda with Impacts on Competition and Data Protection”.

Joint Actions

The initiative between CADE and the ANPD seeks to increase the effectiveness in fighting against the abusive use of data by economic agents through sharing and cooperation in analyses and investigations, including reciprocal communication on possible antitrust violations related to data protection.

Therefore, for example, CADE is responsible for notifying the ANPD on the launch of proceedings against economic agents that may have committed data protection violations, while the ANPD must do the same when it identifies possible antitrust violations.

The agreement also provides for cooperation in cases of mergers involving the transaction or processing of personal data, as well as joint actions in cases of non-compliance with decisions or cease and desist agreements that affect both areas.

In addition, it establishes partnerships to undertake studies on key issues, such as the definition of the relevant market in cases of data transfers, the role of data portability as a competition enforcement tool, and antitrust violations related to data. The institutions will also promote workshops, courses, and seminars aimed at the technical improvement of their teams in topics in which competition law and data protection overlap.

Event: Webinar: Technical Cooperation Agreement between CADE and ANPD

Date: 2 July

Time: 2 PM (local time)

Format: Online (the link will be sent by email to registered participants)

Registration form: Webinar: CADE/ANPD Technical Cooperation Agreement