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Brazil: 5 involved in murder of journalist Dom Phillips arrested; mastermind is Colombian national, leader of illegal fishing ring, authorities say

"The famous case of the death of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous activist Bruno Araújo, which occurred last June in the Brazilian Amazon, has begun to be clarified. According to local authorities, the mastermind is a Colombian citizen who used false documents in that country. The identity of the accused mastermind of the […]

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Google selects 16 Brazilian news outlets for journalism startup accelerator program

"Google announced the 16 news companies selected to participate in the second edition of GNI Startups Lab, the acceleration program focused on journalism and developed by the company in partnership with Ajor and Echos, desirable futures lab. In its second Brazilian edition, the program proposes to help start-ups in the news industry to innovate and […]

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Brazilian Government failed to comply with IACHR precautionary measures in the case of Bruno and Dom

"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym), together with other organizations for the defense of Indigenous peoples and press freedom, which denounced to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) the murders of Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Philips, in the Amazon, said once again there are problems […]

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Brazilian public bank Caixa Econômica Federal uses advertising to censor media

"Imagine the page of a news outlet that, a little more than two months before the election for president of the Republic, cannot mention the names of 'Jair Bolsonaro' and 'Lula,' the main candidates for office. [...] These words and dozens of others, totaling 239 terms, are on a list of expressions prohibited by Caixa […]

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'Covering a lawless land': Brazilian journalists on reporting in the Amazon after Dom Phillips’ and Bruno Pereira’s killings

"The June murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous issues expert Bruno Pereira, whom police suspect were killed by people with ties to illegal fishing in the Amazon, amounted to a 'nightmare' come true, Brazilian journalist Daniel Camargos, who often covers the Amazon, told CPJ in a phone interview. [...] To learn more about […]

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Brazilian program launches video tracing the path journalist Dom Phillips followed to his death

"Abraji's Tim Lopes program launched on Friday, July 22, 2022, a detailed video about the journey and last moments in life of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenist Bruno Araújo, who were chased and killed while crossing a river to Atalaia do Norte, [in Amazonas state, in Brazil]. Charged and arrested for the double murder, three […]

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Brazil: Amazônia Real website is censored by Amazonas Justice

"An Amazonas Court censored a feature story by Amazônia Real, forcing the agency to take it down under penalty of a fine. Published on May 14, 2021, the story 'Amazon Immersion yacht had no authorization', written by journalist Leanderson Lima, pointed out the names of the boat owners. In April of last year, in the […]

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Brazil: Reporter is threatened by armed man during a live transmission

"Daniela Carla, a reporter for TV Gazeta, a TV Globo affiliate in Espírito Santo, Brazil, was threatened by an armed man during a live transmission. The fact happened during the morning show 'Bom Dia Espírito Santo.' The story was about shootings in the hills of Vitória, the state capital. While transmitting the news, Daniela suddenly […]

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Ministry in Brazil requests that news outlets be investigated for reporting on legal abortion

"On July 15, it was reported by the press that the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights [in Brazil] decided to request the opening of investigations into the legal abortion procedure performed by doctors in Santa Catarina to an 11-year-old girl victim of rape. Among the targets of the investigations would also be the […]

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Brazilian data journalism school to hold its first Amazon regional edition of its conference on data journalism and digital methods

"The Brazilian Conference on Data Journalism and Digital Methods will be holding its seventh edition in 2022, consolidating itself as the main event of data journalism and innovation in Latin America. This year, in addition to the traditional meeting in São Paulo, the first regional edition will be held: Coda Amazônia [coding the Amazon], with […]