Bárbara Simão is a Programme Officer in the Global Team Digital at ARTICLE 19, where she works on the governance and regulation of data-intensive technologies, with a focus on artificial intelligence and digital infrastructures in the public sector. A lawyer by training, she specialises in public policy and digital rights. Before joining ARTICLE 19, she worked with organisations including the Brazilian Institute for Consumer Defence (Idec) and InternetLab, a law and technology think tank, leading projects on data protection and digital markets. She holds a Master’s degree in Law and Development from Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School (FGV Direito SP) and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of São Paulo Law School (FDUSP).