"The Justice Ministry and Public Security has approved regulations establishing operations guidelines for the Observatory on Violence Against Journalists and Media Professionals. The information was published in the Official Gazette on Monday and is now in effect.
The observatory is a permanent entity under the ministry’s National Secretariat of Justice (abbreviated in Portuguese to Senajus). Its responsibilities include monitoring and supporting investigations on violence against journalists and media workers, maintaining a database with key indicators, and proposing public policies to ensure journalists and media professionals can carry out their work safely."