CYBER CRIMES: LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW. MONTEL

Abstract

Cybercrimes are defined by illicit practices committed through devices connected to the internet, such as system invasions, electronic fraud, disclosure of personal data and dissemination of fake news. In Brazil, important laws were enacted to face this new reality, namely Law nº 12,737/2012 (Carolina Dieckmann Law) which criminalized the invasion of computer devices, Law nº 12,965/2014, known as the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet, established principles for the use of the internet, ensuring freedom of expression and user privacy. Recently, the General Data Protection Law (LGPD – Law nº 13,709/2018) brought guidelines on the processing and protection of personal data, which together with Law nº 14,155/2021 toughened the penalties for crimes such as digital fraud and hacking. devices. In this sense, the present study aimed to present the incidence of cybercrimes in its legislative panorama in the Brazilian legal context, which used bibliographical and documentary research of a qualitative nature as a methodology that included important scientific articles, government reports such as what is the current legislation on the topic, books and academic documents, dating from 1990 to 2024, which, when conceptualizing and classifying cybercrimes at the national level through the main legislation that deals with this topic, can understand the need for more assertive and stricter laws regarding the practice of these crimes so that their occurrence can be effectively interrupted.