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Diego Bonomo

Diego Bonomo is a senior advisor in the firm’s London office. Diego, a non-lawyer, has more than 20 years of Brazil regulatory, trade, and foreign affairs experience at leading business associations, think tanks, companies, and academic institutions. Diego also served in the Brazilian government.

Before joining the firm, Diego was Team Leader of the Brazil Trade Facilitation Program at Palladium and Executive Manager for International Affairs at Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry (Confederação Nacional da Indústria, CNI). At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, he served as Senior Director of the International Division and Senior Director for Policy of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council. Diego also was Executive Director of the Brazil Industries Coalition (BIC), the leading Brazilian business coalition in the United States, and General Coordinator of Foreign and Trade Affairs at the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo, FIESP). He previously served in the Office of the President of Brazil as advisor to the Minister of Long-Term Planning.

Diego holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in international relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.

On September 17, 2025, Brazil enacted the Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent (“Digital ECA”), establishing a pioneering regulatory framework for protecting children (under 12 years of age) and adolescents (between the ages of 12 and 18) online. Brazil’s Congress approved the new law in a matter of just a few days in response to parents’ pressure, after a well-known Brazilian digital influencer published a series of online videos on the “adultization” of children on the internet.Continue Reading Brazil Adopts Law Protecting Minors Online

On September 5, 2025, the European Commission announced the launch of the process to adopt an adequacy decision for Brazil under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), involving an assessment of whether Brazil ensures an adequate level of personal data protection comparable to that in the EU. Once adopted, the decision would permit personal data to flow freely between Brazil and the EU without the need for additional safeguards, covering flows from businesses, public authorities, and research projects.

The Brazilian federal government, through the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), announced that it is simultaneously considering adopting an equivalent adequacy decision to facilitate the uninterrupted flow of data from Brazil to the EU. The parallel initiatives highlight a mutual commitment to aligning privacy and data protection standards across the Atlantic, and take place in a context of closer bilateral relations and increased U.S. scrutiny of Brazilian and European digital policies.Continue Reading European Commission and Brazil Advance Towards Mutual Adequacy Decision