EDPB Adopts Opinion on EU–Brazil Adequacy Decision, Recommending Clarifications on Transparency and Enforcement

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued its opinion on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision for Brazil, marking a major step toward enabling free data flows between the EU and Brazil. The EDPB confirmed Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (LGPD) aligns closely with the EU GDPR but urged clarifications on Data Protection Impact Assessments, transparency limitations, onward transfers, and oversight of enforcement. Once adopted, the adequacy decision will simplify EU–Brazil data transfers and strengthen global cooperation in data protection and privacy compliance.