15th Internet Forum in Brazil (15º Fórum da Internet no Brasil / FIB15) — In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary

The 3-Line Summary

1. The 15th Internet Forum in Brazil (FIB15) met 26–30 May 2025 at the Fiesta Bahia Hotel in Salvador, with a record 197 workshop proposals (the fourth consecutive record) yielding 27 workshops, and three federal ministers at the opening.
2. Its headline act: CGI.br unveiled draft principles for regulating social-media platforms — nine principles spanning sovereignty, information integrity and transparency — put to public consultation (some 300 contributions later, ten final principles were adopted that August), alongside AI-and-culture debates and CGI.br's 30th anniversary.
3. Timed just before the UN IGF in Oslo and the year-end WSIS+20 review, FIB15 showcased Brazil's consultative route to platform regulation at a decisive global moment.

Welcome — this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 15th Internet Forum in Brazil (15º Fórum da Internet no Brasil / FIB15) 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)

(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. Principles for Social-Media Regulation — Nine Draft Principles Go Public

Sessions: Main session 'Principles and guidelines for the regulation of digital platforms: the challenges of consensus-building'

• CGI.br used FIB15 to unveil draft regulation principles — consolidated at coordinator Renata Mielli's suggestion into nine: sovereignty; freedom, privacy and human rights; information integrity; informational self-determination; innovation and development; transparency and accountability; responsibility; regulatory proportionality; and regulatory environment and governance [5][6]
• The draft went to open consultation in May–June, drawing about 300 contributions nationwide; the final Ten Principles for the Regulation of Social-Media Platforms followed in August 2025 [5][6]
• Protecting fundamental rights and the integrity of the information space anchored the whole framework [5][6]

2. CGI.br at 30 — Taking Stock of Multistakeholder Governance

Sessions: 30th-anniversary celebrations (30 May) and the Prêmio Destaques CGI.br awards (29 May)

"The FIB was conceived in 2011 as a space for plural dialogue on Internet governance"
— Demi Getschko (NIC.br director-president, 'father of the Brazilian Internet') [2][3][4]

• The closing day celebrated 30 years of CGI.br (founded 1995), revisiting the pioneering Brazilian model of multisectoral Internet governance [2][3][4]
• The Prêmio Destaques CGI.br on 29 May honoured people and organisations that shaped the country's Internet [2][3][4]
• Three federal ministers — Luciana Santos (Science and Technology), Frederico de Siqueira Filho (Communications) and Sidônio Palmeira (Social Communication) — attended the opening [2][3][4]

3. AI, Culture and Education — Salvador's Public-Interest Take on AI

Sessions: Locally curated session 'Artificial intelligence: culture, education and the public interest' (28 May)

• Curated by the Salvador local committee, the session examined AI through culture, education and the public interest — with the perspective of Brazil's Afro-Brazilian cultural capital [2][4]
• The 27 workshops clustered around 'diversity and inclusion,' 'artificial intelligence' and 'infrastructure, access and connectivity,' confirming AI's place at the centre of national governance debate [2][4]

4. Bridge to the Global IGF and WSIS+20 — The FIB as Preparatory Forum

Sessions: Overall programme

• FIB15 was explicitly framed as Brazil's preparatory activity for the UN IGF 2025 in Oslo (23–27 June) [3][4]
• With the WSIS+20 review — including renewal of the IGF's mandate — due at year's end, Brazil's traditional defence of the multistakeholder model was reaffirmed [3][4]
• Demi Getschko called for unity in pursuing an ever more inclusive, open and accessible Internet [3][4]

Three-Minute Short Talk — Your Questions Answered

Q. What was the headline?

A. The unveiling of draft principles for regulating social media. CGI.br put nine principles — sovereignty, information integrity, transparency and more — to public consultation, finalising ten principles that August. Principles first, legislation second.

Q. Was it a milestone edition?

A. Yes — the 15th forum coincided with CGI.br's 30th anniversary. Three federal ministers opened it, and 'father of the Brazilian Internet' Demi Getschko looked back on three decades of multistakeholder governance.

Q. Why does it matter abroad?

A. Brazil's consultative, principles-first route to platform regulation is a live alternative to top-down laws — and FIB15 fed directly into the UN IGF in Oslo and the WSIS+20 review that would decide the IGF's own future.

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 2025 meeting are the foundation of the "next rules" for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.

Sources & References

1. FIB15 — 15º Fórum da Internet no Brasil — FIB / CGI.br（公式サイト） (accessed 2026-07-11)
2. 15º Fórum da Internet no Brasil acontece de 26 a 30 de maio em Salvador — IHAC / バイーア連邦大学（UFBA） (accessed 2026-07-11)
3. Em Salvador, 'pai da Internet no Brasil' debaterá futuro da rede — A TARDE（バイーア州の日刊紙） (accessed 2026-07-11)
4. CGI.br abre inscrições gratuitas para o 15º Fórum da Internet no Brasil — CGI.br（公式リリース） (accessed 2026-07-11)
5. Redes Sociais: CGI.br propõe princípios para sua regulação — Mobile Time（専門メディア） (accessed 2026-07-11)
6. Após consulta aberta, CGI.br apresenta versão final dos Princípios para a Regulação de Redes Sociais — CGI.br（公式リリース） (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 27 August 2025, 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