President proposes cooperation with India and praises the use of open data as an alternative to the concentration of platforms
The President (PT) stated on Tuesday (8.Jul.2025) that Brazil intends to adopt the Indian model of public digital infrastructure as an alternative to the concentration of power of large technology companies. The statement was given alongside India Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a bilateral meeting at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia.
The petista received Modi at the official residence of the presidency 1 day after the end of the BRICS summit in Rio.
According to Lula, the digital system of India, based on data, codes and open models, opposes the “Dynamics concentrator of private companies”. He proposed the creation of a center of “excellence” In partnership with the Indian government to adapt this structure to the Brazilian context.
Speech is a message at big techs of the United States and is 1 day after the end of the, which published a specific document on regulation of these platforms.
In the statement, the bloc defended each country’s right on artificial intelligence and charged copyright protection mechanisms in the use of works by general AI systems. Read the full (PDF – 216 KB).
The group’s position represented a direct counterpoint to US pressures against laws that affect the interests of technology companies, such as the, OAS.
