[directory]
Cynthia Picolo
director
Lawyer, Bachelor of Laws from PUC-Campinas (Brazil) and LL.M. in Public International Law from Leiden University (Netherlands). Director of the Laboratory of Public Policy and Internet (LAPIN), being responsible for the areas of public policy and research. She is also an expert in Privacy and Data Protection and has experience in corporate departments in Brazil and abroad.
[LAPIN's crew]
With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic during the LAPIN institutionalization process, we formed a contingency team to help us with the structure and continuity of our work.
Felipe Rocha
researcher
Graduate in Law from the University of Brasília (UnB).
Gabriela Buarque
coordinator artificial intelligence and new technologies
Lawyer and Master's degree student in Law from the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL). Participated in the youth Brazil 2020 program of CGI.br (Internet Management Committee in Brazil).
Gustavo Ribeiro
researcher
Graduate in Law at PUC-Rio and visiting student at LL.M. from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Member of the Executive Committee of the Public International Law Litigation Society (PILLS).
Julia D'Agostini
coordinator disinformation
Legal Project Analyst and member of the NetLex Privacy Committee. Master's student and law graduate from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Graduated from the VI Class of the School of Internet Governance in Brazil and from the Novena Escuela del Sur de Gobernanza de Internet. She received a scholarship from the Youth IGF program (2019).
Luani Marcelli
executive assistant
Graduated in Bilingual Executive Secretariat. Obtained knowledge and experience as support of CEO and Executives, where she developed skills in executive career management and business development, as well as developing her skills in Advisory and Event Productions.
Luiza Morales
coordinator data governance and digital economy
Lawyer, post-graduate in Digital Law from UERJ/ITS-Rio, Bachelor of Law from Mackenzie-SP with special qualification in Law and Development. Has experience as consultant, lawyer and teacher in the field of personal data protection.
Mariana Freitas
researcher
Graduating in Political Science from the University of Brasília (UnB).
Miranda Almeida
webdesigner
Specialist in Art and Technology, graduated in Multimedia Production, creative designer, and art director focusing on accessibility. Communication director at Institute LGBT+ of Culture, Arts and Memory.
Paulo sarmento
researcher
Post-graduate student in Digital Law (ITS-Rio) and bachelor of Law (IDP). Lawyer at Mendes Plutarco Advocacia.
Pedro Diogo
researcher
Research racial terror, surveillance and new monitoring technologies. Master degree student in Criminal Law and Public Liberties at the Federal University of Bahia (UFB). Lawyer and graduate in Law from State University of Bahia (UEB).
pedro peres
researcher
Lawyer and Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2018). He mainly researches the subjects of privacy and protection of personal data, content moderation and digital cultures. Youth IGF program fellow, of the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil (2016; 2019). Member of the Youth IGF Summit 2020.
Raquel Rachid
researcher
Lawyer and researcher specialized in personal data protection and anti-corruption. Holds a Master's degree in Political and Economic Law and a bachelor's degree in Law and History. PhD student in Social Change and Political Participation from School of Arts, Science and Humanities of University of São Paulo (USP).
Tayrone Marquesini
researcher
Lawyer, Master's student in International and European Law by NOVA University Lisbon - School of Law. Collaborating member of Research Center COSMOPOLITANISM “Justice, Democracy and Citizenship without borders”. VP of Privacy and Data Protection of the 39th sub-section - São Bernardo do Campo. Researcher in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies, Regulatory Law, Personal Data Protection and Legal Sociology.
[counselors]
alexandra krastins lopes
counselor and co-founder
Project manager at the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD). Bachelor in Laws at PUC-Campinas. Specialist in Contract Law at PUC-São Paulo. Alumna from the VI Class of the School of Internet Governance in Brazil and from the X Data Protection Brasil Data Protection Extension Class.
otávio mayrink
counselor and co-founder
Graduated in Law at the University of Brasilia - UnB, he did an academic exchange at the University of Winnipeg, being awarded the Emerging Leaders scholarship in the Americas Program. Former researcher at BRICS International School, Moscow. Otávio was executive director of LAPIN in 2020 and in 2021, fundraising coordinator.
thiago moraes
counselor and co-founder
Thiago holds an LLM in Law & Technology (Tilburg University), MSc in Information Sciences, and two Bachelors, one in Law and another in Network Engineering (UnB). Currently, he works as the Coordinator of Innovation and Research as well as Data Protection Officer at the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD). Previously, he worked as a Regulatory Analyst in the Department of Telecommunications Policies and Regulatory Monitoring of the Ministry of Communications. CIPM, CIPT, CIPP/E.
josé renato laranjeira
counselor and co-founder
Master's degree student in Regulatory Law at the University of Brasília (UnB). Bachelor’s degree in Laws from UnB with an exchange program at Università degli Studi di Roma Tre. He was a visiting researcher at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications.
[meritorious members]
Ana Cláudia Farranha
FORMER COORDINATOR OF LAPIN AS AN EXTENSION PROGRAM IN UNB
Graduated in Law from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (1991), holds a Master in Political Science from the State University of Campinas (1999) and PhD in Social Sciences from the State University of Campinas (2006). Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Brasília. Professor in the Graduate Program in Law at UnB and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Government and Public Administration - CEAG.
Amanda Espiñeira
former ACADEMIC VICE DIRECTOR and reviewer
PhD student and Master in Law from the University of Brasília (UnB). Lawyer. Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). Collaborating researcher at Fiocruz Brasília. Was an academic advisor at LAPIN.
Marcelo Gomes
former director of events
Bachelor of Computer Science from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Bachelor of Law from Processus College, took the International Public Law course at the George Washington University Summer School and also concluded the disciplines of the Academic Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Brasília - UnB. He works in Brazilian Federal Senate.
