"Journalist Scheila Bernardes, a native of the municipality of Brumado and host of Jornal da Manhã on Rádio Cultura FM in the city of Luís Eduardo Magalhães, in western Bahia, has been the target of numerous attacks on social media and in person. The situation escalated to the point that the journalist sought judicial protection.
In an interview with the website Achei Sudoeste and the program Achei Sudoeste no Ar on Tuesday [Sept. 1], she said a protective order was issued in her favor last Saturday [Aug. 29], after a municipal government employee filmed her home. According to Bernardes, the same individual has invaded her privacy and hurled various insults at her and her family.
In addition, another local broadcaster linked to the individual has been waging a smear campaign against the journalist since the beginning of the year.
'There are situations that leave no marks on our bodies but cause fear, insecurity and suffering, and require us to seek protection. Today I am a woman, a wife, a mother and a journalist living under judicial protection so I can continue working and living,' she said."
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This story was translated with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera
