Emergency Aid is a social protection program implemented in Brazil with the aim of appeasing the economic and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the most vulnerable population. It is a data and automated program, where the decision to grant or not the benefit is made by the algorithm, without human intervention. The design of the policy and its implementation, based on the processing of personal data, reveal the possibility of violations of data protection and privacy rights.
Researchers: Clarice Tavares, Juliana Fonteles, Bárbara Simão y Mariana Valente.
Institution: InternetLab
| Implementation State | Ongoing |
| Starting Date | February 2019 |
| Institution in charge of the implementation | Ministerio de Economía |
| Development of the System | Private-Public |
| Financing Model | Private |
| Where any participatory mechanism implemented in the decision-making process about the system? |
Yes |
| Human Rights Impact Assessment | No |
| Audits | No |
| Use of Personal Data | Yes |
| Specific Consent | No |
| General Regulation on Personal Data Protection | Yes |
| Data Protection Authority | Yes |