Technological Challenges of Digital Inclusion in Amazonas and Their Impacts on Citizenship

Authors

  • Alcirene Maria da Silva Cursino State University of Amazonas
  • Helton Carlos Praia de Lima Federal University of Amazonas
  • Eduardo de Castro Barros Xavier Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-3801.2025v12n3p619-631

Abstract

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure in Brazil’s Amazonas state remains uneven, generating modern layers of civic exclusion. This qualitative, deductive and documentary study examined official reports from ANATEL, the Structural Telecommunications Network Plan (PERT, 2023), CGI.br household ICT surveys (2020-2023) and 2022 census data. Guided by telematic-citizenship theory, three core indicators were compiled: base-station density, fibre-per-area ratio and satellite dependency. Findings show 61% of 4G radio bases concentrated in Manaus, direct fibre backhaul in only 24 of 62 municipalities, and satellite accounting for 81 % of institutional data traffic elsewhere. Limited broadband access constrains digital public services — health, education and online voting — undermining Brazil’s constitutional mandate of substantive equality. Policy recommendations include binding municipal coverage targets in next PERT, cross-subsidising low-Earth-orbit terminals through the Universal Service Fund, and embedding digital-skills programmes that translate connectivity into economic opportunity. The study concludes that universalising the right to connectivity requires multi-level policies that blend network engineering, economic incentives and tariff regulation; otherwise, a postcode-defined, tiered citizenship will persist.

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Author Biographies

Alcirene Maria da Silva Cursino, State University of Amazonas

Professor and researcher at the State University of Amazonas (UEA); Postdoctoral degree from the Institute of Philosophy, Human and Social Sciences at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM); Ph.D. in Education from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ); Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences and Sustainability in the Amazon (UFAM); Specialist in Environmental Engineering (UFAM); Licensed and Bachelor's degrees in Geography (UFAM).
Manaus, AM, Brazil.
E-mail: acursino@uea.edu.br
Phone: +55 92 98413094.

Helton Carlos Praia de Lima, Federal University of Amazonas

Professor and researcher at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM); Ph.D. in Constitutional Law from the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR, 2019); Master’s degree in Accounting and Controllership from the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM, 2014); Postgraduate degree in Labor and Social Security Law from the Higher Education Center of Amazonas (CIESA, 2002); Bachelor’s degree in Law (CIESA, 2001); Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (CIESA, 1993); Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Technology from the State University of Amazonas (UTAM/UEA, 1984); and Bachelor's degree in Physics Teaching (UFAM, 1985).
Manaus, AM, Brazil. E-mail: heltonpraia12@gmail.com Phone: +55 92 99617-4182.

Eduardo de Castro Barros Xavier, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

Researcher, Master's student in Public Security, Citizenship and Human Rights (UEA); Specialist in Electronic Warfare and Cyber Warfare Planning in Support of Operations by the Electronic Warfare Training Center (CIGE); Specialist in Electronic Warfare (CIGE); Bachelor in Military Sciences from the Agulhas Negras Military Academy (AMAN). State University of Amazonas – UEA.
Manaus, AM, Brazil. E-mail: edcbx.msp24@uea.edu.br Phone: +55 92 99182-5520.

Published

2025-11-24

How to Cite

Maria da Silva Cursino, A., Carlos Praia de Lima, H., & de Castro Barros Xavier, E. (2025). Technological Challenges of Digital Inclusion in Amazonas and Their Impacts on Citizenship. Interfaces Científicas - Humanas E Sociais, 12(3), 619–631. https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-3801.2025v12n3p619-631

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2025): Fluxo Contínuo

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