Nos 6 anos de LAI, pedidos de informação sem anonimato expõem cidadãos e enfraquecem a democracia – Open Knowledge Brasil

Google English: "In the 6 years of LAI, requests for information without anonymity expose citizens and weaken democracy

Brazil is one of the most developed countries in the world in terms of open data. According to the Global Open Data Index, we are in 8th place among the most transparent countries . Much of this is due to the Law on Access to Information (LAI), which is completing 6 years in force, and ensures the availability of public information.

It is one of the most important tools of social control, with more than 500 thousand applications already made only at the federal level. LAI does not restrict requests to any citizen. Everyone can request information, but has one condition: the identification of the applicant...."