Brazil LGPD mandates privacy-by-design, shifting data protection to development stage

Brazil's LGPD Article 46 codifies privacy-by-design, requiring data protection measures from the initial design of applications and services rather than as a post-hoc legal review. This regulatory shift compels Brazilian companies to integrate privacy into development workflows, potentially raising compliance costs and altering software development practices. The article is explanatory, not reporting a new event, so its market impact is indirect and gradual.