On Wednesday 5 March, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, and the Brazilian Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Lewandowski, will sign an agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and the Brazilian Federal Police, the Commission said in a press release on 4 March.
“This [agreement] will strengthen cooperation between the EU and Brazil on the fight against organised crime and terrorism and builds on a strategic cooperation agreement between the EU and Brazil in place since 2017, already facilitating the exchange of non-personal data”.
The agreement will guarantee “a high level of protection of fundamental rights, in particular through strong data protection safeguards”, the Commission states. “Brazil is the first country in the Latin American region to reach this kind of agreement with the EU - and the second country in the world, alongside New Zealand”.
According to the Commission, it will improve the exchange of information with Brazil and increase Europol’s support for Member States’ cross-border criminal investigations. The European Parliament will have to approve the agreement. (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)