"Brazilian radio station Jovem Pan was ordered by the Federal Court of São Paulo to pay a compensation of 1.5 million Brazilian reais [around US$280,000] for collective moral damages. The decision [...] is considered by legal experts to be a dangerous tool for protecting authorities. The network was accused by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office […]
"Abraji repudiates the conviction of Agência Pública in the claim for damages filed by former president of the Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira and warns of the risks that the sentence handed down by the 8th Civil Court of Brasília poses to the practice of journalism. In a decision dated Sept. 23, Judge Leandro Borges […]
"Brazil first became the testing ground for the Latin American far right’s new digital machinery, a strategy powerful enough to help elevate Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency in 2019. It later boosted figures like Argentina’s Javier Milei and Chile’s Johannes Kaiser, and is now seeking a foothold in Mexico, still without a clear leader. The […]
"Statements made by Army reserve colonel Márcio Saldanha Walker during an event at the Public Security Secretariat (SSP, for its Portuguese acronym) of Alagoas [in Brazil] on Friday [Nov. 14] provoked repudiation from class entities and the Government of Alagoas itself. During the course promoted by the SSP (Public Security Secretariat), the speaker stated that […]
"The Goiás Court [in Brazil] sentenced councilman José Eduardo Alves da Silva for his involvement in the murder of radio broadcaster Jefferson Pureza, 39, which occurred on Jan. 17, 2018, in Edealina [...] The decision was handed down after a trial by jury, which analyzed charges of aggravated murder and corruption of minors – since […]
"A TV Globo producer was assaulted Tuesday afternoon in Brasília while filming a segment for the Jornal Nacional newscast. The crew was recording footage near a National Institute of Social Security (INSS) office when the producer was suddenly attacked and put in a chokehold by an unidentified man. According to the network, the attacker has […]
"The Union of Professional Journalists of the State of Piauí (Sindjor-PI, for its acronym in Portuguese) and the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ) give their full solidarity with the reporting team of TV Clube, an affiliate of Rede Globo, and vehemently condemn the attitude of lawyer Jader Veloso, who attempted to impede the professional activity […]
"A far-right activist from Portugal, accused of making death threats to a Brazilian journalist, was arrested on Tuesday (Oct. 21) in Vila Nova, in the Metropolitan region of Porto, in the north of the country, and had his preventive detention ordered by the Court after going through his first hearing this Thursday (Oct. 23). Bruno […]
The 10th Brazilian Conference on Data Journalism and Digital Methods (Coda.Br, for its acronym in Portuguese), hosted by Escola de Dados, takes place on Oct. 18 and 19 at Insper in São Paulo. This year, Coda.Br will focus on topics like generative and ethical AI, disinformation and combating hate speech, the environment and climate change, […]
"Brazilian journalist Breno Altman, founder of the website Opera Mundi, posted on X this Sunday [Oct. 12] that he was indicted by Brazilian Federal Public Prosecutor's Office for anti-Semitism. The decision was made by Prosecutor Maurício Fabretti following a criminal complaint filed by Conib (Israeli Confederation of Brazil). The lawyers for the journalist, who is […]
"The Coalition in Defense of Journalism (CDJor) publicly condemns the recent lawsuits that resulted in the removal of journalistic content produced by InfoAmazonia and Jornal Plural. CDJor expresses concern about the use of the Judiciary to restrict press freedom and the ongoing risk that such measures pose to freedom of expression in Brazil. [...] InfoAmazonia […]
“Folha de S.Paulo filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on Wednesday [Aug. 20], demanding that the owner of the ChatGPT artificial intelligence platform stop collecting and using the newspaper’s content without authorization or payment. The suit accuses OpenAI of unfair competition and copyright infringement, stating that ‘the defendant develops and improves its AI tool [...] based […]