Journalists, ministers, members of parliament and even family members of authorities were targets of a broad illegal espionage scheme operated within the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin, for its acronym in Portuguese) between 2019 and 2021, during the Jair Bolsonaro government, according to the final report by the Federal Police, released this Wednesday [June 19]. According […]
“Journalist Sílvia Tereza reported on Thursday, June 12, that she was the target of threats, including suggestions of sexual violence, after publishing an article about the 2026 political landscape. In a video posted on social media, she said the comments were made on her blog and Instagram profile, using offensive and threatening language. According to […]
"The State Department of Criminal Investigations (Deic, for its acronym in Portuguese), of the Civil Police of São Paulo, opened an inquiry to investigate journalist Luiz Vassallo, reporter for Metrópoles, after the publication of reports about the assets of Delegate Fábio Pinheiro Lopes, former head of the agency responsible for the investigation. Known as Fábio […]
"Abraji reported that it contacted Governor Tarcísio de Freitas and the Secretary of Public Security of São Paulo, Guilherme Derrite, by means of an official letter, to repudiate and demand action regarding allegations of restrictions on press freedom during coverage of the eviction of the Moinho Favela, in the capital. Last week, this Association and […]
"The Union of Professional Journalists of the Federal District (SJPDF, for its initials in Portuguese) and the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ) vehemently repudiate the extrajudicial harassment by the Canadian mining company Sigma Lithium S.A. that seeks to censor the work of independent journalism promoted by the Mining Observatory, an organization based in Brasília. The […]
"Luis Augusto Carneiro da Costa, a 46-year-old journalist, was brutally murdered on May 27 by two hooded men who stormed into the community radio studio where he was presenting a popular show focused on local issues. The assailants fired several shots, instantly killing the journalist. With over twenty years of experience in local journalism and […]
"A journalist from Zero Hora —the highest-circulation daily newspaper in southern Brazil—has been ordered to pay 600,000 reais [about US$105,000] in damages after publishing information about the earnings of Judge Iris Helena Medeiros Nogueira, a magistrate of the Court of Justice of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. On Thursday, May, 22, the Brazilian Association of […]
“Journalist Ronaldo Chaves dos Santos, 59, reported being physically assaulted by a city employee in Santo Antônio do Descoberto, in the metropolitan area surrounding Brazil’s Federal District. A video circulating on social media captured the moment he was attacked. The incident has been reported to the police. In the footage, José Sobreira de Oliveira Filho, […]
"The Gabo Foundation announces Laura Zommer (Argentina), the media outlet Armando.info (Venezuela) and Patrícia Campos Mello (Brazil) as winners of the 2025 Recognition of Excellence Gabo Award, for their courage, rigor and commitment to defend the truth in a regional and global context marked by disinformation, censorship and attacks on the free press. The Governing […]
Journalist Pablo Raphael Rua, from the Coluna do Fla website, claimed to have received threats from Vasco da Gama president Pedrinho during and after the classic match between soccer teams Flamengo and Vasco, held last Saturday (April 19), at Maracanã Stadium. The episode generated strong repercussions and led the Association of Sports Writers of the […]
"Applications are open until April 25 for the AI Journey for Journalistic Business, a free Google program that will support the digital transformation of 100 Brazilian media outlets throughout 2025. The initiative will train media outlets on the adoption of artificial intelligence solutions to improve revenue, audience engagement and operational efficiency. The project will promote […]
"The Coalition in Defense of Journalism repudiates and calls for an investigation into the actions of the Legislative Police of the Federal District last Thursday, April 10, when police officers violently repressed a peaceful demonstration by Indigenous people, which was being followed by journalists and communicators. It was an action by the Acampamento Terra Livre […]