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Nearly half of Brazilian journalists have never used the Access to Information Law, says survey

“Almost half of [Brazilian] journalists (48.44%) have never made requests through the access to information law to cover stories, according to a survey launched this Monday (May 17) by Abraji (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism).

The study marks nine years since the implementation of the LAI (Access to Information Law) in Brazil. The law was sanctioned in 2011 by then President Dilma Rousseff (PT).”

 

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