The 3-Line Summary
- The 9th Internet Forum in Brazil (FIB9) met 1–4 October 2019 at the Vasco Vasques Convention Centre in Manaus — the forum's first visit to the Amazonian capital — with three main sessions and 27 workshops.
- The agenda spanned international digital cooperation, the platform economy and data protection on the eve of the LGPD, and digital inclusion in the Amazon; for the first time every session had Brazilian Sign Language interpretation.
- Holding the debate on connectivity gaps physically in the Amazon gave the 'who is still offline' question unusual concreteness — a theme every large country with remote regions shares.
Welcome — this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 9th Internet Forum in Brazil (IX Fórum da Internet no Brasil / FIB9) draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.
Conference at a Glance (from official records)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Official name | 9th Internet Forum in Brazil (IX Fórum da Internet no Brasil / FIB9) |
| Dates | 1–4 October 2019 |
| Venue | Centro de Convenções do Amazonas Vasco Vasques, Manaus, Amazonas |
| Theme | Regional governance themes |
| Workshops | 27 |
| Host | Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), operated by NIC.br |
(See the source list at the end of this article.)
Discussion Digest — from the Session Records
Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.
1. Digital Cooperation — Stress-testing Multistakeholder Collaboration
Sessions: Main session on digital cooperation (3 October)
"The Internet has been built collaboratively from the very beginning, and we have a strong desire to preserve that collaboration"
— Demi Getschko (NIC.br) [2]
"It is important to be aware of the whole — what each sector is doing for digital cooperation"
— Ana Neves (Portugal's Foundation for Science and Technology) [2]
- Speakers from Brazil and abroad examined the gaps in cooperation mechanisms among governments, the technical community and civil society [2]
- Regulatory harmonisation was a recurring point — Carlos A. Afonso (NUPEF) noted the GDPR had been fundamental to Brazil's own LGPD [2]
2. Platform Economy and Data Protection — On the Eve of the LGPD
Sessions: Main session (2 October)
- With the LGPD due to take effect in 2020, the session dissected how data is handled in the platform economy [1][3]
- Workshops took up facial-recognition expansion, platform liability for abusive content, and countering hate speech online [1][3]
- Protection of children and adolescents on the Internet featured prominently among the 27 selected workshops [1][3]
3. Speaking from the Amazon — Digital Inclusion and Infrastructure Gaps
Sessions: Main session on digital inclusion and infrastructure (4 October)
- True to the forum's itinerant design, the Amazon's specific connectivity challenges — vast river basins, stark urban–interior gaps — entered the national debate [1][2][5]
- Tanara Lauschner (ICOMP/UFAM) argued that women's participation in digital environments is crucial to the sector's growth [1][2][5]
- The FIB's role as Brazil's preparatory forum for the UN IGF was stressed as the channel carrying regional voices to the global stage [1][2][5]
4. Accessibility — Sign-language Interpretation Across the Whole Programme
Sessions: Overall programme
- For the first time, every plenary and workshop had simultaneous Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) interpretation [3][4]
- The organisers treated accessibility as practice, not just topic — embodying the forum's 'more plural, secure and accessible Internet' motto [3][4]
Three-Minute Short Talk — Your Questions Answered
Q. Why Manaus?
A. The FIB rotates cities every year, and holding it in the heart of the Amazon — where connectivity gaps are most severe — put the 'who is still offline' question on home ground.
Q. Anything new that year?
A. Every session had Brazilian Sign Language interpretation for the first time, and with the LGPD data law taking effect in 2020, platform data practices were dissected in depth.
Q. Why should outsiders care?
A. The GDPR's ripple effect on Brazil's LGPD, debated here, is the same dynamic shaping privacy law worldwide — and the itinerant model is a template for inclusive national IGFs.
What Is Brazil IGF? (for first-time readers)
Brazil IGF is a National or Regional IGF Initiative (NRI), aligning local internet governance discussion with global IGF principles.
Why It Matters to You
What was discussed here becomes the baseline for national digital policy, platform rules and AI regulation worldwide within a few years. The principles confirmed at the 2019 meeting are the foundation of the "next rules" for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.
Sources & References
- Manaus (AM) sedia 9ª edição do Fórum da Internet no Brasil — CGI.br（公式リリース） (accessed 2026-07-11)
- Cooperação digital é discutida no 9° Fórum da Internet no Brasil — CGI.br（公式リリース） (accessed 2026-07-11)
- IX Fórum da Internet no Brasil — サイト（プログラム・更新情報） — FIB / CGI.br（公式サイト） (accessed 2026-07-11)
- Inscrições abertas para o 9º Fórum da Internet no Brasil — CGI.br（公式リリース） (accessed 2026-07-11)
- RNP marca presença no 9º Fórum da Internet no Brasil, em Manaus — RNP（ブラジル国立研究教育ネットワーク） (accessed 2026-07-11)
Quotes are translated or condensed from the records listed above. Bracketed numbers [n] refer to the source list.
Related links
- IGF official (NRI list): https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives
- Japan IGF: https://japanigf.jp/
- Yuki Nakazawa's blog: https://nkzw.jp/category/igf/
Revision History
Rev. 1 — published 25 August 2019, 13:00 (Article published)
Rev. 2 — updated 16 July 2026, 20:09 (Fully revised into the in-depth edition: added the 3-line summary, minutes digest, short talk, source list and diagrams (all quotes verified against the listed sources))
— 中澤祐樹
