--- title: "Brazil LGPD Small Processing Agents Guide" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/latam/brazil-lgpd/small-processing-agents" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/latam/brazil-lgpd/small-processing-agents" author: "Sorena AI" description: "Brazil LGPD guidance for Small Processing Agents, with practical decisions, evidence, edge cases, and external source citations." published_at: "2026-05-09" updated_at: "2026-05-09" keywords: - "Brazil LGPD" - "Small Processing Agents" - "Brazil LGPD Small Processing Agents" - "compliance checklist" - "practical guidance" - "Compliance" - "Regulatory guidance" --- **[SORENA](https://www.sorena.io/)** - AI-Powered GRC Platform [Home](https://www.sorena.io/) | [Solutions](https://www.sorena.io/solutions) | [Artifacts](https://www.sorena.io/artifacts) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) | [Contact](https://www.sorena.io/contact) | [Portal](https://app.sorena.io) --- # Brazil LGPD Small Processing Agents Guide Brazil LGPD guidance for Small Processing Agents, with practical decisions, evidence, edge cases, and external source citations. *Artifact Guide* *Brazil* *Small Processing Agents* ## Brazil LGPD Small Processing Agents Small Processing Agents decisions under the Brazil LGPD should be written in operational language: who is in scope, what must happen, what evidence proves it, and when escalation is needed. Use this section to define scope, owner, evidence inputs, and the review outcome before execution. This page explains the Brazil LGPD simplified regime for small processing agents, including who can qualify, what obligations may be simplified, and when teams should stop relying on the simplified treatment and escalate the issue. ## What should teams decide about Small Processing Agents under the Brazil LGPD? Start by deciding whether the issue affects controller/operator roles, lawful basis, data-subject rights, children data, international transfers, security incidents, DPO/encarregado duties, or ANPD enforcement exposure. Under the LGPD, the ANPD can issue simplified and differentiated guidance and procedures for smaller entities, including on deadlines, and the ANPD regulation for small processing agents uses that simpler treatment as the starting point. The useful answer should name the exact trigger, affected product or process, required action, owner, evidence, and escalation point. Keep the LGPD source, role map, lawful-basis analysis, data-subject-right record, transfer basis, incident assessment, and ANPD-facing evidence together. - Define the exact Small Processing Agents trigger and the business process it affects. - Record which role, product, system, customer group, or data flow is in scope. - Attach the source-linked rule, the owner, and the evidence field before approving the control. - Escalate uncertainty when the facts depend on thresholds, exemptions, cross-border activity, vulnerable users, or enforcement-sensitive wording. Sources for this answer: - [Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2, de 27 de janeiro de 2022](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional/atos-normativos/regulamentacoes_anpd/resolucao-cd-anpd-no-2-de-27-de-janeiro-de-2022?ref=sorena.io) - Official ANPD rule defining small processing agents and the simplified LGPD regime this page explains. - [LEI Nº 13.709, DE 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2018](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2015-2018/2018/lei/l13709.htm?ref=sorena.io) - LGPD Article 55-J source for ANPD authority to create simplified and differentiated procedures for smaller entities. - [Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2, de 27 de janeiro de 2022](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional/atos-normativos/regulamentacoes_anpd/resolucao-cd-anpd-no-2-de-27-de-janeiro-de-2022?ref=sorena.io) - ANPD small-processing-agent regulation source for simplified obligations and eligibility checks. ## Who should own Small Processing Agents, and what evidence should prove the decision? Ownership should sit with the team that controls the processing purpose, data-subject channel, vendor relationship, transfer mechanism, security incident response, or ANPD communication. Evidence should show controller/operator mapping, lawful basis, transparency notice, rights response, transfer analysis, incident decision, DPO involvement, and ANPD remediation record where applicable. - Name one accountable owner and one reviewer for the Small Processing Agents workflow. - Keep source screenshots or source links, decision notes, implementation tickets, and approval records together. - Use dated evidence for deadlines, notices, risk assessments, contracts, user journeys, and regulator-facing records. - Review the evidence after product changes, new markets, new vendors, enforcement updates, or material changes in the source text. Sources for this answer: - [LEI Nº 13.709, DE 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2018](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2015-2018/2018/lei/l13709.htm?ref=sorena.io) - LGPD Article 55-J source for ANPD authority to create simplified and differentiated procedures for smaller entities. - [Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2, de 27 de janeiro de 2022](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional/atos-normativos/regulamentacoes_anpd/resolucao-cd-anpd-no-2-de-27-de-janeiro-de-2022?ref=sorena.io) - ANPD small-processing-agent regulation source for simplified obligations and eligibility checks. - [RESOLUÇÃO CD/ANPD Nº 4, DE 24 DE FEVEREIRO DE 2023](https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/-/resolucao-cd/ANPD-n-4-de-24-de-fevereiro-de-2023-466146077?ref=sorena.io) - ANPD enforcement-regulation source for checking when small-agent decisions still need escalation. ## Which edge cases should teams check before relying on a Small Processing Agents decision? Most LGPD mistakes happen at the boundary between controller and operator duties, consent and other lawful bases, academic or public-interest processing, international transfers, and incident notification thresholds. Apply this section before approving a processing activity, vendor arrangement, transfer, rights workflow, child-data handling, or incident response under LGPD. If evidence is missing, block progression and raise a review task. - Check whether the rule changes for minors, consumers, business users, public-sector bodies, regulated sectors, high-risk services, or cross-border transfers. - Separate binding law, regulator guidance, consultation material, standards, and enforcement commentary in the evidence record. - Do not rely on a previous answer if the data categories, user interface, vendor role, or contractual flow changed. - Track unresolved assumptions in an open-questions section and route legal interpretation points for review. Sources for this answer: - [Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2, de 27 de janeiro de 2022](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional/atos-normativos/regulamentacoes_anpd/resolucao-cd-anpd-no-2-de-27-de-janeiro-de-2022?ref=sorena.io) - Official ANPD rule defining small processing agents and the simplified LGPD regime this page explains. - [LEI Nº 13.709, DE 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2018](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2015-2018/2018/lei/l13709.htm?ref=sorena.io) - LGPD Article 55-J source for ANPD authority to create simplified and differentiated procedures for smaller entities. - [Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2, de 27 de janeiro de 2022](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional/atos-normativos/regulamentacoes_anpd/resolucao-cd-anpd-no-2-de-27-de-janeiro-de-2022?ref=sorena.io) - ANPD small-processing-agent regulation source for simplified obligations and eligibility checks. - [RESOLUÇÃO CD/ANPD Nº 4, DE 24 DE FEVEREIRO DE 2023](https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/-/resolucao-cd/ANPD-n-4-de-24-de-fevereiro-de-2023-466146077?ref=sorena.io) - ANPD enforcement-regulation source for checking when small-agent decisions still need escalation. ## How should teams operationalize Small Processing Agents with proportionate controls? Use an LGPD workflow that captures role, purpose, lawful basis, data category, data-subject right, transfer or incident trigger, DPO review, evidence, and review date. The output should be a lawful-basis memo, role map, privacy notice update, DSAR record, transfer note, incident assessment, or ANPD response pack. - Create a short intake question that identifies the Small Processing Agents scenario. - Map the answer to a required action, evidence field, owner, reviewer, and review date. - Link related artifact pages with descriptive anchors so users can move from scope to deadlines, controls, penalties, and templates. - Update the workflow when official source material changes or when internal evidence shows recurring exceptions. Sources for this answer: - [Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2, de 27 de janeiro de 2022](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional/atos-normativos/regulamentacoes_anpd/resolucao-cd-anpd-no-2-de-27-de-janeiro-de-2022?ref=sorena.io) - Official ANPD rule defining small processing agents and the simplified LGPD regime this page explains. - [LEI Nº 13.709, DE 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2018](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2015-2018/2018/lei/l13709.htm?ref=sorena.io) - LGPD Article 55-J source for ANPD authority to create simplified and differentiated procedures for smaller entities. - [Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2, de 27 de janeiro de 2022](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional/atos-normativos/regulamentacoes_anpd/resolucao-cd-anpd-no-2-de-27-de-janeiro-de-2022?ref=sorena.io) - ANPD small-processing-agent regulation source for simplified obligations and eligibility checks. *Recommended next step* *Placement: after the practical guidance* ## Turn Brazil LGPD Small Processing Agents into assigned work This artifact page provides practical inputs, owner roles, required outputs, and evidence checkpoints for small processing agents. - [Open Assessment Autopilot for Brazil LGPD](/solutions/assessment.md): Turn Small Processing Agents into scoped questions, evidence fields, and review tasks. - [Review Brazil LGPD source evidence](/solutions/research-copilot.md): Use Research Copilot to answer follow-up questions with cited source material. - [Talk through implementation](/contact.md): Review scope, evidence, owners, and the next compliance actions with operational practice. ## Primary sources - [Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2, de 27 de janeiro de 2022](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional/atos-normativos/regulamentacoes_anpd/resolucao-cd-anpd-no-2-de-27-de-janeiro-de-2022?ref=sorena.io) - Official ANPD rule defining the small processing-agent regime under the Brazil LGPD. - Quote: "para agentes de tratamento de pequeno porte" - [LEI Nº 13.709, DE 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2018](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2015-2018/2018/lei/l13709.htm?ref=sorena.io) - LGPD Article 55-J source for ANPD authority to create simplified and differentiated procedures for smaller entities. - Quote: "orientações e procedimentos simplificados e diferenciados, inclusive quanto aos prazos" - [RESOLUÇÃO CD/ANPD Nº 4, DE 24 DE FEVEREIRO DE 2023](https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/-/resolucao-cd/ANPD-n-4-de-24-de-fevereiro-de-2023-466146077?ref=sorena.io) - ANPD enforcement-regulation source for checking when small-agent decisions still need escalation. - Quote: "trata da aplicação de sanções administrativas" ## Related Topic Guides - [Brazil LGPD Anpd Enforcement And Fines Guide](/artifacts/latam/brazil-lgpd/anpd-enforcement-and-fines.md): Brazil LGPD guidance for Anpd Enforcement And Fines, with practical decisions, evidence, edge cases, and external source citations. - [Brazil LGPD Applicability Test Guide](/artifacts/latam/brazil-lgpd/applicability-test.md): Practical guidance for the Brazil LGPD applicability test, with practical decisions, evidence, edge cases, and external source citations. - [Brazil LGPD Breach Notification Guide](/artifacts/latam/brazil-lgpd/breach-notification.md): Brazil LGPD guidance for Breach Notification, with practical decisions, evidence, edge cases, and external source citations. - 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