"Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Nunes Marques ruled on Aug. 5 that former state lawmaker Jalser Renier Padilha may participate in the 2026 elections. Jalser is facing criminal charges for allegedly ordering the kidnapping and torture of a journalist in the northern state of Roraima. His legislative mandate was revoked in 2022, and he has […]
The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) and Transparency International – Brazil announced on July 30 the launch of the Brazilian Investigative Journalism Award. The initiative aims to recognize, honor and encourage journalism that places the public interest at the center of reporting. The new award seeks to strengthen investigative journalism in Brazil by recognizing […]
"The Gabo Foundation announced Friday, July 24, the five winners of the 14th Gabo Awards, the most prestigious journalism prize in Spanish and Portuguese, during a ceremony at Bogotá's Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Theater on the opening day of the 2026 Gabo Festival. […] Brazilian journalism dominated the evening, winning three of the five awards […]. […]
Brazilian news outlet Núcleo, which covers technology's impact on everyday life, announced its return on July 20 after a weeks-long hiatus to rethink its sustainability model. In a statement, the organization said it will focus on investigative journalism, collaboration with other news organizations and building a more engaged community under its new motto, "Journalism for […]
"The National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ, for its Portuguese initials), together with its affiliated unions, publicly expresses its profound condemnation and concern regarding the increasing removal of social media profiles linked to Meta accounts and independent and alternative journalism websites in Brazil. Such measures—often implemented arbitrarily and without transparency—constitute a serious form of private censorship […]
"During a ceremony honoring Indigenous rights advocate Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips, held this Wednesday, June 11, in Brasília, Sidônio Palmeira—Minister of the Secretariat of Social Communication of the Presidency (Secom/PR)—apologized on behalf of the Brazilian State to the families of the two defenders of the Amazon. The apology addressed the defamatory and hateful […]
"With over a decade of global experience, the Solutions Journalism Network is launching a series of initiatives in 2026 to foster solutions journalism reporting in the country. The Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) Brazil Initiative is kicking off its activities by opening applications for the organization's first-ever 'Train the Trainers' course on solutions journalism conducted in […]
“Journalism organizations condemned a decision by the Special Criminal Court of the Barra Funda Forum in São Paulo to order the imprisonment under an open regime of journalist Luan Araújo. In October 2022, Araújo was chased at gunpoint by then-federal lawmaker Carla Zambelli. The prison order was issued by Judge José Fernando Steinberg, who argued […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the reported harassment of Intercept Brasil journalists in connection with the outlet’s reporting on former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and sons Flávio Bolsonaro and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s connections to jailed Brazilian banker Daniel Vorcaro. […] Brazilian Congressman Hélio Lopes—an ally of senator and current presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro—asked the Supreme […]
“The first edition of the Journalism Labs project identified 44 experimentation spaces aimed at undergraduate students in Brazil. They are linked to 39 higher education institutions — 23 public and 16 private — across 17 states in the country’s five regions. The survey focused on extracurricular labs, where journalism students have the opportunity to produce […]
Ten data-driven journalism projects from around the world won the 2026 Sigma Awards, hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network. They were recognized as the best in data journalism out of 543 entries from 84 countries, as reported by GIJN. Winners from Latin America included Peruvian outlet Salud con Lupa for "Invisibles: How System Failures […]
“A Brazilian cameraman accompanying ESPN reporter Lilly Nascimento was struck by explosives and flares before the start of the match between [the Colombian soccer team] Independiente Medellín and [Brazil’s] Flamengo at Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Medellín, Colombia. During the broadcast, the network showed a burned backpack and reported that the cameraman’s pants were also burned […]