Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 02

Brazil: ANP Initiates 2nd Cycle of the Permanent Offer

On September 11, 2020, Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) published in the Official Gazette the schedule for the 2nd Cycle of the Permanent Offer, initiated upon approval of a declaration of interest, accompanied by a bid guarantee, submitted by a company already enrolled in the Permanente Offer proceeding.

Data Privacy and Intellectual Property Practices

The “Brazilian General Data Protection Law” (Law No. 13709/2018), or “LGPD,” has generated much doubt and uncertainty since its enactment on August, 14, 2018, because some of its provisions were already in force, while others were not, leaving many to ask, "What has happened since the law’s enactment?”