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Between May 26 and 30, 2025, the 15th edition of the Brazilian Inter Governance Forum (FIB15) took place, organized by CGI.br (Internet Steering Committee in Brazil) and NIC.br. The Brazilian Inter Governance Forum self-identifies as seeking to encourage representatives from various sectors to follow and discuss the most relevant issues for the consolidation and expansion of an increasingly diverse, universal, and innovative Internet that expresses the principles of freedom, human rights, and privacy. FIB15 reaffirmed its role as a multistakeholder and plural space, promoting an inclusive and participatory debate on the major challenges and opportunities of contemporary Internet. This is essentially the Brazilian initiative of the IGF, just as Portugal has its own, which took place on June 5, in Lisbon (see here).

The event featured a rich and diverse agenda, with three sessions taking place simultaneously throughout the week. Participation in the city of Salvador was vast, but there was also an online broadcast via NIC.br's YouTube channel. With a carbon-neutral footprint, FIB15 was also an example of commitment to sustainability. We may say that the keywords were "Inclusivity” and "Diversity,” reflected in the quality and variety of the workshops and the perspectives brought by the different sectors represented—public, private, technical-scientific, academia, and civil society.

.PT participated in the event and shared its experience as a co-organizer of the Portuguese Initiative of the Internet Governance Forum and the Lusophone Forum of Internet Governance, also committing to an open, transparent, multistakeholder, humanistic Internet governance model driven by values.

On the last day of FIB15, CGI.br celebrated its 30th anniversary. Three decades of globally recognized work in service of a free, open, multistakeholder, and independent Internet, whose actions have inspired many counterparts globally and earned recognition from several Internet pioneers, experts, and global leaders—including Steve Crocker, Vint Cerf, Amrita Choudhury, Tripti Sinha, and many others—who congratulated and highlighted the importance of CGI.br in building an open, democratic, and inclusive Internet in Brazil, based on a pioneering multistakeholder governance model.

CGI.br has played a pioneering role in building a governance model based on principles such as freedom, human rights, privacy, and inclusion. FIB15, as a space for dialogue and collective construction, is a living expression of this vision.

Long life to CGI.br—and may the next 30 years have an even greater positive impact on building an Internet truly serving people (all people)!

The commemorative video can be viewed here: "CGI.br: 30 years defending a free, open, multistakeholder, and independent Internet."