Lisbon Forum Ends With Calls for Global AI and Platform Rules

Overview

• The 14th Fórum de Lisboa, convened by Supreme Court minister Gilmar Mendes, concluded on Wednesday after three days of sessions at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
• Organizers pushed a more international lineup with a record number of foreign speakers and fewer Brazilian officials because of the election year, shifting the event’s tone toward multilateral solutions.
• Senior jurists and public figures urged national and cross-border rules for AI and big tech, with Gilmar Mendes warning of likely "use and abuse of AI" in elections and Alexandre de Moraes calling for global rules for social networks.
• Speakers also flagged security risks from organized crime and threats to Brazil’s instant-pay system Pix, with Ricardo Lewandowski telling markets to adapt and João Campos saying attacks on Pix are an explicit threat.
• Poder360 published a full three-day compilation of reports and videos that amplified the forum’s agenda-setting role, though the speeches represent public advocacy rather than immediate legal or regulatory change.