By Ana Paula Candil ( February 16, 2022, 21:06 GMT | Insight) -- Companies involved in personal data breaches that cooperate with the Brazilian data protection authority’s investigations may escape fines, agency head Waldemar Gonçalves Ortunho Júnior told MLex. He insisted sanctions will, however, be used against those who fail to assist the agency.While any data-privacy violation in Brazil would be sufficient to spur sanctions, companies involved in data-privacy breaches that cooperate with the country's data protection authority may escape fines, agency head Waldemar Gonçalves Ortunho Júnior told MLex in an interview....
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