Regulation across the CPLP
A map of compliance regulation in the Portuguese-speaking space: how each domain is framed across the countries and the cross-cutting cooperation mechanisms.
Compliance Domains
| Compliance Domains | Framework across Portuguese-speaking countries |
|---|---|
| Data Protection | GDPR and Law 58/2019 (Portugal); LGPD, Law 13.709/2018, and ANPD (Brazil); Law 22/11 and APD (Angola); Law 133/V/2001 and CNPD (Cape Verde). Coordinated through the Lusophone Data Protection Network (Lisbon Declaration, 2024). |
| Cybersecurity | National information-security and critical-infrastructure regimes, anchored in international standards (ISO/IEC 27001) and technical cooperation among CPLP member states. |
| Anti-Money Laundering | Law 83/2017 (Portugal); Law 9.613/1998 (Brazil); national regimes aligned with FATF and with GIABA in West Africa. CPLP Prosecutors' network against money laundering. |
| Anti-Corruption | General Anti-Corruption Regime, Decree-Law 109-E/2021 (Portugal); Anti-Corruption Law 12.846/2013 (Brazil); public-probity regimes (Angola). CPLP anti-corruption network, coordinated by Brazil. |
| Whistleblowing Channel | Law 93/2021 (Portugal), transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937; sectoral provisions and integrity programmes in the other Portuguese-speaking countries. |
| Labour Compliance | National labour codes, occupational health and safety and equality, with varying levels of requirement across the Portuguese-speaking countries. |
| Sustainability / ESG | Sustainability reporting and due diligence, driven by EU frameworks (effective in Portugal) and by international commitments undertaken by the other countries. |
| Governance | National company law, internal control and accountability, with governance models adapted to each organisation's size and sector. |
CPLP cross-cutting mechanisms
Lusophone Data Protection Network
Established by the Lisbon Declaration on 25 June 2024, bringing together the data protection authorities of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Anti-Corruption and Money-Laundering Network
Created by the CPLP Prosecution Services in Brasília on 24 November 2018 and coordinated by Brazil, for information exchange and joint strategies.
CPLP-UNODC Cooperation
Strengthening legal and judicial cooperation in preventing and combating transnational organised crime, money laundering and corruption.
More information
The information is indicative; national frameworks evolve and should be confirmed with the competent authorities.