The Carolina Dieckmann Law was “an important advance in the fight against digital crimes” and made “digital security gain the necessary relevance.”
This is what Marcelo Egydio de Oliveira Carvalho, a lawyer specializing in digital law, explains in an interview with CNN Radio 🇧🇷
The legislation completes 10 years this Wednesday (30) and was born from the circulation of intimate photos of actress Carolina Dieckmann after a hacker invaded the artist’s computer.
“Before 2012, Brazil had no legal provision on cybercrime or the invasion of digital devices or systems, there was this gap,” he explained.
According to the lawyer, “the legislation punishes the invasion of devices and sale, in addition to equating bank cards with private documents, bringing punishment for cloning, the law even provided for the removal of internet pages.”
In 2021, the law was modernized, with updates that Carvalho believes were important.
The expression “upon undue violation” was modified, now punishing any unauthorized use or access.
In addition, the crime gained a more severe punishment: it went from imprisonment from 3 months to 1 year to a fine and imprisonment from 1 to 4 years.
Aggravating factors were also added, such as in the case of theft and fraud, as well as electronic fraud, such as the WhatsApp scams that happen today.
*Produced by Isabel Campos
Source: CNN Brasil
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