Fiquem Sabendo

Fiquem Sabendo is a Brazilian non-profit organization specialized in access to public information. According to its official website, it works to reduce the power imbalance between society and the state by providing tools that let citizens question their leaders, defend evidence-based policies and participate actively in democracy. Its stated mission is to expand access to information produced by Brazilian public bodies, monitor compliance with the Access to Information Law (Lei de Acesso à Informação, LAI) in public administration, and push for improvements. The organization pursues this through several strategies: obtaining and delivering data and information ready for journalists and researchers; advocacy to increase and improve the quality of public transparency; workshops and didactic content for specialists, students and the general public; and technologies that facilitate access to public data. Its website offers visitors ways to learn how to use the Access to Information Law, receive exclusive databases and documents obtained by its team, report a lack of transparency when government denies access to public information, and join the "Comunidade FS" community. Fiquem Sabendo also produces a newsletter and publishes investigations and news items on topics such as public spending, the environment, education and institutional matters. Examples highlighted on its homepage include a complaint filed against the municipality of Uruçuca with the Public Ministry and the Court of Accounts of Bahia for violating the LAI, the launch of a new interface for its WikiLAI platform, a bill introduced by Senator Alessandro Vieira to combat judicial harassment, and reporting on the "Lobby da Carne" (meat lobby) and on Pará's "ICMS Verde" environmental tax benefit. The organization presents itself as strengthening investigative journalism by acting as a source of reliable, checkable data and as training citizens to question public policies and obtain data. Fiquem Sabendo is a non-profit entity. Its official site describes it as "uma organização sem fins lucrativos especializada no acesso a informações públicas." It operates in Brazil and maintains a public presence through its website, newsletter and community initiatives. The organization also publishes accountability and public commitment information, including a team page and transparency reporting.

Fiquem Sabendo is a Brazilian non-profit organization specialized in access to public information. Its official website describes it as "uma organização sem fins lucrativos especializada no acesso a informações públicas." The organization was built around the use of Brazil's Access to Information Law (Lei de Acesso à Informação, LAI) as a tool for transparency and accountability. According to its "Sobre" (About) page, Fiquem Sabendo works to reduce the power imbalance between society and the state. It provides tools so that citizens can question their leaders, defend evidence-based policies and participate actively in democracy. Its work is organized around four main strategies: obtaining and delivering data and information ready for journalists and researchers; advocacy to increase and improve the quality of public transparency; workshops and didactic content for specialists, students and the general public; and technologies that facilitate access to public data. The organization describes a complete process: it finds the problem by receiving frequent reports of lack of transparency or poor data quality, and by looking for opportunities to find information of public interest through reading articles and news; it then reports the issue using administrative mechanisms such as the LAI and the Electronic Information Services (SEI) to seek data. This process-oriented approach positions Fiquem Sabendo as both a watchdog and a data provider. Over time, Fiquem Sabendo has developed public-facing products and platforms. Its website offers ways to learn how to use the Access to Information Law, receive exclusive databases and documents obtained by its team, report a lack of transparency when government denies access to public information, and join the "Comunidade FS" community. It also publishes a newsletter and maintains a WikiLAI platform; a new interface for WikiLAI was announced on its homepage. The organization publishes investigations and news on topics including public spending, the environment, education and institutional matters, and it presents itself as strengthening investigative journalism by acting as a source of reliable, checkable data. Fiquem Sabendo also publishes accountability and public commitment information, including a team page and transparency reporting. Its homepage highlights recent activities such as a complaint against the municipality of Uruçuca for violating the LAI, a bill introduced by Senator Alessandro Vieira to combat judicial harassment, reporting on the "Lobby da Carne," and content on Pará's "ICMS Verde" environmental tax benefit. The organization operates in Brazil and is active as of the dates shown on its website.

• Fiquem Sabendo launches a new interface for its WikiLAI platform

• Senator Alessandro Vieira introduces a bill to combat judicial harassment, covered by Fiquem Sabendo

• Fiquem Sabendo reports the municipality of Uruçuca to the Public Ministry and the Court of Accounts of Bahia for violating the LAI

A non-profit transparency and access-to-information organization that supplies data to journalists and researchers, advocates for better public transparency, and trains citizens to use Brazil's Access to Information Law.

• WikiLAI

  A platform providing access to information about Brazil's Access to Information Law; a new interface was launched.

• Comunidade FS

  A community for people who want to act for public transparency.

• Newsletter

  A newsletter for those who want information straight from the source.

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