The Internet can and must play a more significant part in the electoral period. In order for this to happen, the democratic potential and communicative effect of digital platforms, as a result of their own characteristics, must be recognized by both the State and its citizens. By Eduardo Magrani* Recently, (…)  Leer Artículo »

By, Marina Barros e Rafael Velasco This May, the Access to Information Act (Law nº 12.527/2011) celebrated two years in force. A study was carried out between April and June by the FGV Center for Transparency, an initiative coordinated by Getulio Vargas Foundation’s Administration (EBAPE) and Law Schools (FGV Direito (…)  Leer Artículo »

MIGUEL LAGO* “What you promote is couch-activism” This is a phrase that everyone who has used the Internet as a platform for civic mobilization has heard. The logic of it is interesting, and, at first glance, it seams to make sense. A click on its own does not reflect or (…)  Leer Artículo »

Alexandre Pacheco da Silva* Mônica Steffen Guise Rosina** Typing your name in the Google search bar may not always be a pleasant experience. Through homonyms, pictures, profiles on social networks and news in the media, you might find yourself faced with information that makes you uncomfortable (e.g. those compromising photos (…)  Leer Artículo »

Very few people remember this, but in 2010 Brazil began the process of creating a specific law for the protection of personal data. Part of this lack of awareness can be attributed to the federal government itself, which for a long time stalled the initiative to create a new legal (…)  Leer Artículo »

Let’s assume you are a citizen of a Latin American country that has recently enacted a freedom of information (FOI) law. This is a likely situation; all but three Latin American countries have implemented some type of FOI measure over the last decade (with the exception of Costa Rica, Venezuela, (…)  Leer Artículo »

In the field of protection of personal data Brazil is quite far behind, even in comparison to its neighbors. Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Peru and Chile have already developed their own regulatory frameworks. So have Canada and several European nations, following the 1995 EU Directive 95-46. The Ministry of Justice has (…)  Leer Artículo »

After years demanding stronger public sector response to copyright infringement, IP industries have now shifted to the strategy of forcing governments to assume the role of facilitators in agreements between private parties. In Brazil, this tendency is clearly noticeable in industry demands related to copyright enforcement in the digital environment (…)  Leer Artículo »