

LegisTech: Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments | Enhanced Accountability
Bússola Tech, in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), is honoured to present LegisTech: Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments for Enhanced Accountability. Taking place on 27 and 28 January 2026 at the Congress of Brazil, in Brasília, this high-level convening will bring together parliamentary authorities, technical leaders, and specialists from across the world to explore how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the transparency and accountability functions of modern legislatures.
Building on the continuity of previous strategic dialogues, this edition focuses on the concrete institutional, procedural, and technological conditions required for parliaments to integrate AI responsibly and effectively. From structuring legislative data for intelligent systems and enhancing digital public interfaces, to modernising workflow management and fortifying cybersecurity, the programme is designed to examine the evolving intersection between innovation, governance, and democratic legitimacy.
Throughout the two-day programme, participants will share institutional experiences, compare emerging practices, and analyse strategic pathways for strengthening the use of AI in support of more open, efficient, and citizen-centred parliaments. The conference will highlight a wide range of practical implementations, lessons learned, and institutional innovations adopted across different regions.
By convening a diverse set of perspectives and cases, the event seeks to demonstrate the transformative potential of AI in reinforcing parliamentary transparency, improving access to information, and enabling more dynamic forms of engagement with citizens. The discussions aim to support parliaments in becoming more resilient, data-driven, and future-ready, while ensuring that innovation is anchored in accountability and public trust.
We look forward to an enriching exchange that will contribute to stronger, more transparent, and more responsive democratic institutions worldwide.
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Programme
January 27th, 2026 (Tuesday)
Venue: Federal Senate of Brazil (Brasilia, Brazil)
09:00 – 09:30: Registration
09:30 – 10:00: Opening Session
- Danilo Aguiar - Federal Senate of Brazil
- Luiz Fernando Bandeira de Mello - Federal Senate of Brazil
- Luís Kimaid - Bússola Tech
- Moises Benamor - OAS
- Márcio Tancredi - Federal Senate of Brazil
10:00 – 11:30: Panel – Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Citizen Interaction with Legislative Information
- Luís Kimaid - Bússola Tech (moderator)
- Ludovic Delepine - European Parliament
- João Lima - Federal Senate of Brazil
- Daniel Schuman - American Governance Institute
- Bruno Thomasi - GovSys
- Ambrósio Soares - Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique
11:30 - 12:00: Presentation – How the Federal Senate of Brazil is Using Artificial Intelligence to Increase Public Transparency
- Danilo Aguiar - Federal Senate of Brazil
- Luiz Fernando Bandeira de Mello - Federal Senate
- João Lima - Federal Senate of Brazil
12:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30: Presentation – Recent Research on Parliamentary Uses of Artificial Intelligence in Public Interface Platforms
- Fotis Fitsilis - Parliament of Greece
14:30 – 15:00: Presentation – Practical Legislative Applications of AI using Structured Data
- Grant Vergottini - Xcential Legislative Technologies
15:00 - 15:30: Presentation – The Use of Artificial Intelligence by the National Assembly of Angola
- Pedro de Neri - National Assembly of Angola
15:30 – 16:00: Presentation - Parliamentary Transparency through Semantic Standards: The Role of Akoma Ntoso in the Age of AI
- Monica Palmirani - University of Bologna
16:00 – 16:30: Presentation – Balancing Transparency and data Protection in Parliaments - The case of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
- André Freire - Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
16:30 – 17:00: Presentation - Integrating a Digital Legislative Process with Transparency Policies - How to Leverage Artificial Intelligence for Opendata
- Marcos Aquino - Ágape
- Juliano Bringer - Ágape
January 28th, 2026 (Wednesday)
Venue: Federal Senate of Brazil (Brasilia, Brazil)
09:00 – 10:30: Panel – Structuring the Digital Legislative Process for Integration with Public Artificial Intelligence Interfaces
- Wade Ballou - U.S. House of Representatives
- Grant Vergottini - Xcential Legislative Technologies
- Fotis Fitsilis - Parliament of Greece
- Monica Palmirani - University of Bologna
- Marcos Aquino - Ágape Consultoria
- Neemias Muachendo - Assembleia Nacional of Angola
10:30 – 11:00: Presentation – Artificial Intelligence in Legislative Services: Principles for Effective Implementation
- Luís Kimaid - Bússola Tech
- Moises Benamor - OAS
11:00 – 11:30: Presentation – The Environmental Cost of Generative AI in Parliaments
- Ludovic Delepine - European Parliament
11:30 – 12:00: Presentation – Creating User-Friendly AI-Based Digital Interfaces and Applications in Parliaments
- Wade Ballou - U.S. House of Representatives
12:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break
14:00 - 14:30: Presentation – Mobilising Administration Support for the Use of Parliamentary Artificial Intelligence in Public Transparency
- José Pedro Montero - Chamber of Senators of Uruguay
14:30 – 15:00: Presentation – First Steps for Parliamentary Modernisation: The Case of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique
- Filomena da Conceição - Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique
- Ambrósio Soares - Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique
15:00 – 15:30: Presentation – Artificial Intelligence in the Senate of Chile
- Raul Guzman - Senate of Chile
15:30 – 16:00: Presentation - Artificial Intelligence Applied to Legislative Transparency in Parliaments
- Bruno Thomasi - GovSys
16:00 – 16:30: Presentation - The Artificial Intelligence Efforts in the Republic Assembly of Portugal
- João Nuno Amaral - Republic Assembly of Portugal
- Sara Fernandes - Republic Assembly of Portugal
16:30 – 17:00: Presentation – e-citizenship and Artificial Intelligence in Legislative Drafting
- Alisson Bruno de Queiroz - Senado Federal of Brazil
17:00: Closing Remarks
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