Legal Business

Sponsor briefing: Doing business in Brazil

Pedro Henrique Ramos, senior partner of b/luz, on the opportunities available in the Brazilian TMT market

The evolution of law practice in media, technology, and data protection in Brazil is marked by a long and winding road, sparked mainly by changes in the economic and international landscape.

In the 2000s, social networks like Orkut and Facebook brought questions about limitations of liability, freedom of expression, and cyber crimes that challenged the Brazilian legal framework at that time. Complex business arrangements required a new bunch of technology agreements. Broadband got not only interconnections and regulatory stuff but also net neutrality.