5 Countries with GDPR-like Data Privacy Laws

2. Brazil

Average Score: 9

One of the first data privacy protection laws to enter into effect after the GDPR, Brazil’s Lei Geral de Protecao de Dados (LGPD) was modelled after the GDPR in every meaningful way. From extraterritorial applicability and scope to provisions for data transfers outside Brazilian jurisdiction, the LGPD came into effect in September 2020. The only point of difference with the GDPR was relatively lenient penalties for noncompliance.