This work presents a practical reflection, from a legal perspective, about the reaching and the limits of the democratic usage of Internet, discussing: 1) the basic affirmations made on democracy in political writings; 2) the meaning and implications of some practices propitiated by the Internet, which have been defined as democratic, and 3) the presentation of some experiences which promote the Internet users' participation in knowing the activities of the public institutions.
Democracy; Internet; Government; Access to information; Open data; Observatory; Digital inclusion; Eletronic government