Raquel Brizída Castro

Raquel Brizída Castro

Raquel Brízida Castro is the Vice-Chairwoman of ANACOM, the National Communications Authority of Portugal.

She holds a PhD in Law and is a Constitutionalist and Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, where she conducts scientific research on Constitutional and Technological Law.

In recent years, she has published extensively on the constitutional impacts of the EU’s new Technological and Digital Regulation, particularly the AI Act, Digital Services Act, GDPR, and Media Freedom Act. Her scholarly work on these topics is both extensive and influential, and she is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and seminars.

She is an Effective Integrated Researcher at the Lisbon Public Law Centre, University of Lisbon, and an Associate Researcher at ICPOL, the Research Centre of the Higher Institute of Police Sciences and Internal Security. She leads national and international scientific research projects.

She is also a Visiting Assistant Professor at Técnico Lisboa and at the Higher Institute of Police Sciences and Internal Security. Prior to her appointment in February, she practiced law, focusing on Public Law, Technological Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative and Public Procurement Law,
and Data Protection.

In the past five years, she was recognized by her peers as one of the top Portuguese lawyers in Telecommunications Law, Public Law, Information Technology Law, and Privacy and Data Security Law.

She has also served as a member of the regulatory board of the Portuguese Media Regulatory Authority and worked as a journalist for over 20 years