In Brazil, the disruption Covid-19 caused to legislative and judicial processes is taking place on the eve of its first ever national data protection legislation – LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados or General Data Protection Law) entering into force. This interruption makes it a rather turbulent process and, in this environment, the recent decision from Brazil’s Supreme Court recognising data protection as a fundamental right based on its Constitution sent a strong message that data protection is an important and necessary right which must not be weakened by current legal and even political uncertainties.