This Discussion Paper addresses the main open government initiatives active in the Federal Government in 2019, in an attempt to trace the characteristics of the Brazilian scenario of internet use and promotion of transparency. After a theoretical discussion on the subject of digital democracy and its main sub-areas, this exploratory study presents the initiatives of the Secretariat of Digital Government of the Ministry of Economy; the Federal Ombudsman's Office and the Directorate of Transparency and Social Control of the Comptroller General of the Union. In order to collect necessary information, interviews were conducted with managers and technicians responsible for these topics, followed by consultation of the documentation mentioned by them. In its conclusions, the study points out the central roles played by these bodies in the theme of open government and presents some preliminary hypotheses to be developed in future research.