The Senate approved the Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) last Tuesday (17). Places the Union in charge of drafting legislation on cyber defense in government and public services. The next step is the analysis of the document in the House of Representatives.
In order to guarantee national sovereignty in the context of increasing digital threats, the PEC proposes to include the term “cyber defense” among the subjects classified as exclusive legislation of the Union. It also recommends that the states, the Federal District and municipalities ensure this security. cyber security of public services.
The difference between the concepts of defense and cyber security is explained in the text. The first of these refers to the protection of systems, networks and data against improper access and all kinds of attacks, while the second is related to the defense of national sovereignty against cyber threats.
Regarding defense and cybersecurity, the PEC received a positive opinion from the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) in March. At least three-fifths of the votes in the Parliament (equivalent to 308 deputies) now need to be approved.
Fighting digital financial crimes
The proposal submitted by Senator Eduardo Gomes (PL-TO) addresses the Union’s competence regarding the operation and security of services provided by financial institutions, as well as credit and value transfer policies. In this way, it can help prevent digital financial crimes.
According to CCJ rapporteur Senator Hamilton Mourão (Republicanos-RS), PEC 3/20 introduces conditions to combat financial fraud online By centralizing discussions within the Union. In his view, different municipal and state regulations that change Pix rules and other tools locally pose risks to the operation of the system.
The debate in Parliament on the proposal asserting the exclusivity of the Union in cyber defense legislation does not yet have a date to take place.
Source: Tec Mundo
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