"Freedom of expression and of the press have once again been attacked in the region, with the use of the judicial system as a tool for harassment and persecution.
On this occasion, journalist Schirlei Alves was sentenced by Judge Andrea Rodrigues Studer, head of the 5th Criminal Court of Florianópolis, to one year in prison and the payment of USD $80,000 in damages to a judge and a prosecutor.
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For the Southern Voices Network, this conviction is outrageous and an attack on freedom of the press and freedom of expression."
