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EFF and allies recommend new privacy safeguards to protect Brazil's electoral integrity

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now and Data Privacy Brasil issued recommendations urging stronger personal data protection in Brazil's elections. They call for prohibiting processing of sensitive political data, requiring explicit consent, and disabling political micro‑targeting tools.

Why it matters: The recommendations aim to use privacy law enforcement to reduce manipulative political content and protect democratic processes.

Summary generated from the sources below. Check the primary source before relying on it; this is not legal advice.

Sources
EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity
EFF updates · primary source · Aug 28, 2026
Details
JurisdictionBR
LawLGPD
StatusProposed
PublishedAugust 28, 2026
Effectivenot stated
OrganisationsElectronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, Data Privacy Brasil
Topicsconsent, transparency, data minimization, purpose limitation, profiling, targeted advertising, ai governance, privacy
Datapersonal, sensitive, behavioral, profiling