- Supreme Court validates sharing of banking data with states for ICMS tax oversight
- CONFAZ regulation requires financial institutions to provide information on electronic transactions
- Financial institutions must provide state governments with information on bank transfers and payments involving ICMS tax collection
- Majority opinion of STF upholds constitutionality of providing data
- Dissenting opinion finds regulation unconstitutional due to lack of clear criteria for data transfer and confidentiality maintenance
- Concerns raised about relaxed rules for data sharing and risk of unauthorized parties accessing banking information without judicial approval
Source: klalaw.com.br
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