Stuttgart, February 24, 2026 – GFT Technologies is enabling clients to redesign and scale their global digital delivery models following a landmark data adequacy agreement between the European Union and Brazil. The decision removes a critical regulatory barrier and creates new room for speed, resilience, and certainty in complex transformation programs.
Personal data can now be transferred freely and securely between the EU and Brazil. For enterprises under increasing regulatory pressure, this eliminates the need for additional transfer safeguards and significantly reduces compliance effort. It also unlocks broader options for global operating models — including cloud migration, AI development, and data‑intensive analytics. This underpins GFTs' early commitment to the EU AI Pact and reflects its broader approach to responsible AI governance.
GFT has spent more than a decade building delivery depth in Brazil while maintaining strong regulatory expertise across Europe. As a result, the company is ready to activate regulation-aligned delivery models immediately, without delay or structural change.
The agreement establishes the world’s largest trusted data space, covering more than 670 million people. At a time when geopolitical uncertainty and digital fragmentation are forcing enterprises to rethink global delivery, GFT offers a clear and workable alternative.
“This is more than a regulatory milestone — it’s a moment of global alignment,” said Dr. Jochen Ruetz, CFO and Deputy CEO of GFT Technologies. “Digital sovereignty strengthens trust in a fragmented world. With established teams in Brazil and deep regulatory know-how in Europe, we help clients move faster, stay compliant, and innovate with confidence.”
GFT: A Secure Harbor in a Fragmented Digital Landscape
As digital sovereignty becomes a defining issue in global business strategy, GFT’s long-standing presence in Brazil — combined with deep regulatory expertise in the EU — uniquely positions the company to support clients navigating today’s complex compliance environment.
For clients, this translates into immediate, tangible advantages:
- EU-equivalent compliance: Data processing in Brazil meets EU Data Protection standards
- Faster delivery: Fewer legal reviews and shorter approval cycles
- Greater resilience: A stable, regulation-aligned alternative for nearshore and smart‑shoring models
- Proven readiness: Established GFT teams across cloud, data, and AI
“This agreement is a strategic inflection point for how global companies design their digital operations,” said Alessandro Buonopane, CEO of GFT Latam. “By aligning Brazil with EU data protection standards, we unlock a trusted environment to accelerate cloud, AI and large-scale legacy modernization programs across Brazil and Latin America, with far greater speed and legal certainty.”
A Strategic Opportunity for the Future of Digital Business
The EU–Brazil adequacy decision marks a structural shift in how regulated enterprises can design global operating models. From financial services and insurance to manufacturing and the public sector, organizations can now combine speed and scale with legal certainty.
