Article by Lori Regattieri, founder of Ecomídia, for the Tech Policy Press talks about the 2022 Brazilian general elections and violent riots led by supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro on January 8, 2023.
Amid global concern about the need for accessible digital public infrastructure to promote a healthier internet, demands for trustworthy artificial intelligence, and the contemporary debate over technology and media redress, for Lori, the case of Brazil exposes the need for policies grounded in evidence-based research from the Global South and informed by participatory mechanisms.