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In a public hearing promoted by the Parliamentary Front to Support Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense on Tuesday afternoon (4), experts praised and made suggestions to the draft Legal Framework for Cybersecurity ().
The author of the project is senator Esperidiao Amin (PP-SC), who is also the president of the parliamentary front. It was he who led the hearing. The senator informed that the project is still awaiting the appointment of a rapporteur at the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ). And he suggested that the report be handed over to a senator who is a member of the front.
-- Suggestions regarding the text of the bill will still be received and considered -- said Senator Amin.
According to the text, the legal framework for cybersecurity aims to prevent, mitigate and respond to cyber incidents in a coordinated manner. The project establishes stable and sustainable financing mechanisms for digital security actions, with resources from the National Public Security Fund (FNSP) and lottery collections.
Among other actions, the project also creates the National Digital Security and Resilience Program. Linked to the Union, the plan can count on the support of states, the Federal District, municipalities and private sector organizations.
For the coordinator of the Digi Americas Alliance, Belisario Contreras, the Senates effort to bring advances to cybersecurity is worthy of recognition in the country and in Latin America. He said it is important for the Senate to pay attention to the relationship between artificial intelligence and cybersecurity issues, with a focus on privacy and ethics.
Head of the Brazilian Navys Cyber Operations Center, Rear Admiral Marcelo do Nascimento Marcelino said that the project is important for filling a gap in legislation and bringing more security to the country.
-- The project represents a strategic advance for the country, by strengthening the digital resilience that the country craves -- he stated.
Agency
The Secretary of Information Security and Cybernetics of the Institutional Security Office (GSI), Andre Luiz Bandeira Molina, informed that there are studies to expand the scope of the competence of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), with a focus on cybersecurity. It would be, according to Molina, a viable and faster solution, as Anatel already has its own agency structure.
Senator Hamilton Mourao (Republicanos-RS) recognized the complexity of the issue and said that the project is important for bringing security to the digital world. For the senator, the ideal would be to have an exclusive agency to work with a focus on the topic of cybersecurity.
In the view of Senator Jorge Seif (PL-SC), a specific cybersecurity agency could have representatives from the private sector and would not need to be imposed like government bodies. He said that the example of the United States could serve as an inspiration for Brazil.
-- The country wins, the companies win and the citizen wins -- said Seif.
Front
The Parliamentary Front to Support Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense in March. Created on the initiative of the Communications and Digital Law Commission (CCDD), the group aims to propose legislative measures to strengthen data protection and digital security in Brazil.
Among its priorities are the creation of a regulatory agency to coordinate responses to cyber attacks and the development of an updated legal framework for issues related to data protection.
Agencia Senado (Reproduction authorized upon citation from Agencia Senado)
