This proposal aims to analyze the implementation of a digital commons in Brazil, focusing on the empowerment of historically excluded groups. In 2023, the Brazilian federal government and civil society organizations began rebuilding participatory arenas that had been dismantled during Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right presidency. In this context, a new digital platform for citizen participation, inspired by the Decidim experience, was launched. We are particularly interested in understanding whether and how historically excluded actors – such as women, Black individuals, and Indigenous peoples – are participating in this digital common, both in its governance and political decision-making. Our multidisciplinary team from academia and civil society brings expertise in social movements, state-society relations, digital commons, and digital participatory arenas. Outputs will include academic analyses for expert communities as well as materials and ideas co-created with civil society organizations and software developers, along with the establishment of sustainable channels for ongoing discussions on the functioning of digital commons.

Participants (Center)

RESOCIE/UNB: Debora Rezende de Almeida,Anne Karoline Rodrigues Vieira, Lorena Vilarins dos Santos ,  Rebeca Dantas Fernandes, Rebecca Neaera Abers.