"Federal deputy Bia Kicis (PSL-DF) asked for content to be removed via provisional protection at least six times, in addition to filing another five criminal cases against professionals, press outlets or social media users. The actions target reports, articles and posts about the conduct of the parliamentarian shared on journalists' social networks. In an exclusive […]
"Members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said they were 'impacted' by reports of deepening violations of freedoms of expression and the press and access to information in Brazil, during the pandemic of the novel coronavirus. The cases were presented today, Oct. 6, 2020, by a civil society delegation, including Abraji, during the […]
"Brazil's Agência Pública launched the 'Primer on Digital Security and Action in the Field,' which systematizes the security protocols adopted by the agency to produce reports in the field." Download the guide (in Portuguese)
"Trafficker Elias Pereira da Silva, known as Elias Maluco, was found dead on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 22) at the Catanduvas Federal Penitentiary, in western Paraná, Brazil, according to information from the Penitentiary Department (Depen). According to Depen, the Federal Police was called in to conduct an investigation on the spot. The body will be taken […]
“A bill presented by [Brazilian] senator Fabiano Contarato (Rede-ES) proposed including an article in the Penal Code to criminalize the harassment of press professionals to impede or make more difficult their work. The bill sets a penalty of a six-month detention and a fine." Read original article (Spanish)
"Ten digital native and independent news organizations joined forces to create Canal Reload, which aims to make news uncomplicated, democratize and expand the reach of information." Read original article (Portuguese)
"Founded in 2016, the news operation of BuzzFeed News of Brazil will come to its end on Aug. 31. The other areas of BuzzFeed will continue normally. On this day, Aug. 31, 2020, BuzzFeed News will stop the production of its news product in Brazil, in Portuguese. It was the end of that fruitful journey […]
"The UN criticized the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's and other leaders' behavior in relation to the press. In an conference this Friday, when the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was specifically asked about the behavior of the Brazilian president, he answered sending a message to the president of the country and other leaders that […]
“A survey regarding the open records request made via the Access Law and which were denied - carried out by Transparência Brasil at the request of Painel [a column in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper] - shows that the argument that the request is 'generic' to not grant data has turned into an increasing trend […]
"Agência Lupa has been a target of a coordinated disinformation campaign with homophobic prejudices on social media. In a post that circulated Aug. 20, 2020, Gilberto Scofield Jr., director of strategy and business of Lupa since May 2019, and his spouse Rodrigo de Mello, a real estate agent, were falsely named as the founders of […]