THE END OF VACATIO LEGIS OF LAW 13,709/18 (LGPD) AND THE CHALLENGES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

This course conclusion work aims to discuss the regulatory violation of the disclosure and processing of sensitive personal data of individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic. The study will be carried out through the contemporary interpretation of the right to privacy and the end of the vacatio legis (adaptation period) of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD), discussing the challenges faced in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, a bibliographical survey was carried out to analyze the technological screening measures that were adopted to monitor those infected by the New coronavirus, making an analysis based on Law 13,709/18 (General Data Protection Law). Finally, the study concludes that the end of the LGPD vacatio legis amid the COVID-19 pandemic brought significant challenges for organizations, but also presented opportunities to strengthen data protection and privacy of individuals, moreover, even with In the chaos created due to a global pandemic, the fundamental right to privacy, provided for in the Magna Carta of the Brazilian legal system, must prevail. However, in the midst of the New coronavirus pandemic, it was necessary to make the right to privacy more flexible.