Analysis
Comparative Analysis of Latin American Privacy Laws
Comparative Analysis of Latin American Privacy Laws
Privacy & Data ProtectionAmericas2024
Eighteen Latin American jurisdictions now have comprehensive data protection statutes, most modeled to varying degrees on the GDPR.
Enforcement capacity varies sharply: several data protection authorities operate with fewer than ten staff and minimal investigative budgets.
Cross-border transfer mechanisms remain fragmented, with adequacy decisions the exception rather than the rule across the region.
Convergence on core principles has not translated into convergence on remedies — administrative fines differ by more than two orders of magnitude between countries.