Imagem do projeto
Every citizen has the right to obtain public information on any subject
Validity period
Jul/2016 to Dec/2023
Team
Marina Iemini Atoji, Cristiano Pavini, Raul Durlo
Funders
Ford Foundation, RACI Canadá

Achados e Pedidos (Findings and Requests) is a platform that brings together thousands of citizen requests for access to information made via the Access to Information Law (LAI) and the corresponding public administration’s responses. The initiative, led by Transparência Brasil and Abraji, facilitates access to and dissemination of public information, avoiding that repeated requests are sent to public agencies.

The database is fed by any user who wants to contribute, adding their requests and evaluating the quality of responses they received from public bodies. In 2022, the repLAI chatbot was implemented on the platform to help with drafting and sending appeals against denials of access.

Check out 29 editions of Achados, newsletter offering a special curation of LAI requests and answers, as well as useful tips on access to information for journalistsAccess a collection of model answers for appealing against the most frequent negative responses provided to LAI requests
During the course of the project, TB and Abraji carried out diagnostics on the implementation of the LAI and the levels of transparency of bodies from different spheres and branches.

Funders

Support transparency in public data