Regulatory Convergence of Data Rules in Latin America

Abstract

The regulation of digital trade has become one of the key topics in trade law and policy. The chapter focuses on one group of countries of the Latin American region, which have been the most important vectors of the inclusion of e-commerce and data rules in PTAs – a group that includes Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Panama. Besides highlighting the contribution that those countries have had in the creation and diffusion of this new rule-making, the goal is also to determine the level of regulatory convergence that Latin American countries (LACs) have on rules for digital trade and data flows, and the potential disparities between international obligations and domestic privacy protection regimes.