What Is Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Article 28?
The supplied research did not locate a standalone comprehensive personal-data statute or a dedicated data-protection authority portal in Venezuela. Instead, constitutional Article 28 supplies access, use-purpose, updating, rectification, and destruction rights. A current habeas-data procedure was located that requires a prior request to the administrator and a 20-business-day period before a written filing in the municipal court. In 2025, the Constitutional Chamber confirmed the municipal administrative court as the first-instance forum in a habeas-data jurisdiction decision; that decision did not itself establish a general broker-removal program or resolve the merits of every request. The Defensoría del Pueblo has constitutional complaint-investigation and habeas-data powers, but the supplied sources do not establish it as a separate data-protection authority. No Venezuela-specific data-broker or public-record route and no official English translation were located. This is a bounded evidence profile based on the supplied sources, not a complete claim-by-claim legal review.
At a glance
- Full name
- Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Article 28
- Short code
- Constitution Article 28
- Jurisdiction
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Enacted
- 1999
- Regulator
- Defensoría del Pueblo (constitutional complaint-investigation and habeas-data powers); no dedicated data-protection authority portal located
- Private right of action
- Limited
- Statutory citation
- Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Article 28
Scope, who Constitution Article 28 covers
Protected data
Data subject rights
Right of access under constitutional Article 28
Right to information about the use or purpose of data, as described in Article 28
Right to updating and rectification
Right to destruction of data, as described in Article 28
Right to pursue the located habeas-data procedure after a prior administrator request and 20-business-day period
Notable features
No standalone comprehensive personal-data statute or dedicated data-protection authority portal was located in the supplied pass. The year 1999 is used for the constitutional source associated with Article 28 rather than as the enactment year of a comprehensive privacy law. The supplied materials did not include an official English translation.
Enforcement & penalties
Penalties: The supplied summary and sources did not provide a consolidated penalty schedule; no penalty amount or timeline is stated here.
Private right of action: The supplied research identifies a written habeas-data court procedure and Defensoría del Pueblo powers, but it does not establish a separate private damages action or a broader standalone private right of action. This is an evidence limitation.
Relevance to data brokers
No Venezuela-specific data-broker, people-search, public-record suppression, or broker-removal route was located. The constitutional and habeas-data routes should not be presented as a guaranteed broker-specific deletion process.
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FAQ
Does Venezuela have a comprehensive personal-data law?+
No standalone comprehensive personal-data statute or dedicated data-protection authority portal was located in the supplied research. The located framework is based on constitutional Article 28 and habeas data.
What is the located Venezuelan habeas-data procedure?+
The supplied research identifies a prior request to the administrator followed by a 20-business-day period before a written filing in the municipal court.
Is there a Venezuela-specific data-broker removal route?+
No Venezuela-specific data-broker, people-search, or public-record route was located in the supplied research.
Official sources & citations
- WIPO Lex: Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- IUSData: current Venezuelan legal publication on habeas data
- Chacao Municipal Council: Organic Law of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice
- DLA Piper: Data Protection Laws of the World — Venezuela
- WIPO Lex: Venezuelan legislation record
- WIPO Lex: Venezuelan legislation record (English)
- Venezuela Constitutional Chamber: Sentencia 759/2025 habeas-data decision
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