GUARDRAILS OR GREAT WALL?
Brazil’s struggle for digital sovereignty
Nations are accelerating efforts to control data produced within their borders. Illustration: Fredex/Shutterstock
Brazil’s path toward digital sovereignty remains steep, as shown by its poor performance in the latest Digital Sovereignty Index (DSI). Ranking 45th out of 57 nations, Brazil scored just 2.44 — far behind leaders such as Finland (64.5) and Germany (53.8).
The DSI, compiled by the German open-source firm Nextcloud, measures the…
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