A Comprehensive Assessment of the General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD)

This document outlines Brazil’s General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD)—its objectives, scope, and benefits for individuals—highlights key organizational implications and common implementation challenges (education, data mapping, consent, security, data subject rights, cross-border transfers, and enforcement by ANPD), and describes how the Qualys TruRisk Enterprise Platform, including Policy Compliance (PC) and Security Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), supports both technical and procedural LGPD compliance as part of a broader, risk-based cybersecurity and compliance program.