Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, LGPD) is a comprehensive data protection regulation in Brazil, designed to regulate the collection, storage, processing, transmission, and use of personal data. The law was passed in 2018 and officially came into effect on September 18, 2020. The core objective of the LGPD is to strengthen personal privacy protection, enhance data subjects’ control over their data, and ensure that businesses handle personal data in compliance with principles of transparency, legality, and data minimization. LGPD applies to: 1.Any institutions, organizations, or individuals operating within Brazil; 2.Foreign institutions, organizations, and individuals operating outside Brazil but processing personal data of Brazilian residents; 3.Entities directly involved in or related to personal data processing activities in Brazil. The scope of LGPD is broad, covering almost all types of personal data. It also establishes guidelines for how businesses and organizations collect, use, and process personal data: 1.It supplements or replaces existing federal privacy laws, improving accountability; 2.It authorizes relevant authorities to impose fines on businesses and organizations that violate the law; 3.It allows for the establishment of data protection agencies; 4.It regulates the transfer of personal data collected within Brazil. Tuya has developed an LGPD compliance white paper to help our clients understand the requirements of LGPD and ensure compliance.