In October, the proclamation of the Federal Constitution - also known as Citizen Constitution - completes 25 years. Since then, Brazil has already witnessed the impeachment of a president and parliamentarians, the approval of popular initiative laws and experienced the mobilization power of social networks. And in order to analyze the Brazilian participation in the direction the country is taking, FGV's Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV DIREITO RIO) and the Institute Palavra Aberta will hold the conference 25 years of the Brazilian Constitution: freedom of expression and digital democracy.

The event will be attended by the former minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the former Defense minister, Nelson Jobim; the congressman, Alessandro Molon; the journalist and former congressman, Fernando Gabeira; and Rio de Janeiro Law School's professor, Pablo Cerdeira. He explains that the changes generated by digital means have already been discussed in the academic world for some time, but now they are taking concrete forms.

The demonstrations that have been happening since June in Brazil are living proof that the organization and social relationship models are really affected by new technologies, he evaluates.

The professor also emphasizes that the society's new forms of organization offered by new technologies also encourage the emergence of new ways of State control.

The opening ceremony will be attended by the director of the School, Professor Joaquim Falcão, and the president of Palavra Aberta Institute, Patrícia Blanco.

The conference, held in Portuguese, will take place on September 30, on the 12th floor of FGV's headquarters, in Rio de Janeiro, from 4 to 6:30 pm.

The event is free and open to the public, but spaces are limited. Registrations must be made through eventos@palavraaberta.org.br.