National Civil Registration and Personal Data Processing in Brazil

• Main Authors: Rafael Copetti, José Renato Gaziero Cella
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI) 2016-10-01
• Series: Revista de Direito, Governança e Novas Tecnologias
• Subjects: Privacidade, Cadastro eleitoral, Registro civil nacional, Proteção dados pessoais, União europeia
• Online Access: http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistadgnt/article/view/814

The study makes an analysis of personal data protection in Brazil, mainly from the way data are collected. It aims analyzing the proposal of creating a single document in Brazil and respect to the fundamental right to privacy. The hypothetical-deductive method is used and, as a method of procedure, it is performed a case study of the law project that seeks to establish the National Civil Registration. At last, it is possible to notice the need of a legal instrument publication for protection of personal data and are propose mechanisms that turn out to be effective for protecting personal data.