Constitutional reform to protect identity rights

A constitutional reform bill was recently introduced in the Senate (Bulletin No. 18.019-07), seeking to incorporate the digital identity right and informational self-determination as fundamental guarantees, through an amendment to Article 19 of the Constitution. The initiative proposes adding a new bis subsection to the current subsection No. 4— which refers to the protection of private life and personal data—expressly recognizing the right to digital identity […]