Top Brazilian news executives warn AI could cannibalize web traffic and trigger mass layoffs, even as they adopt the technology to streamline everything from transcription to data analysis.
Despite the reduction, approximately 10.2% of the population still lives in a municipality without access to local news. Out of every 20 Brazilian municipalities, nine are classified as news deserts.
A federal police report says Brazil’s intelligence agency illegally surveilled national and local journalists under the Bolsonaro administration. Victims say key details on how and why they were targeted remain hidden.
Recently elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters, the journalist talks about the role of the press in defending democracy, attacks she faced throughout her career and the role of artificial intelligence in journalism.
At a global gathering of fact-checkers in Rio, top Brazilian authorities warned that unchecked digital platforms are reshaping public debate in ways that threaten democratic norms. Their remarks shed light on the legal and political reasoning behind Brazil’s push to regulate online disinformation.
Laren Aniceto sought therapy looking to save her marriage. She wound up uncovering that her therapist had lost her medical license and had been accused of manipulating and defrauding her patients.
Cecília Olliveira, co-founder of Intercept Brasil, investigates how police officers become militiamen. In her new book, she reveals how these groups evolved into sprawling criminal empires with deep political connections.
Three years after Dom Phillips was killed alongside Indigenous rights expert Bruno Pereira, fellow journalists completed his final work. He sought to answer how to save the world’s largest rainforest — and why.
A series of reports from Metrópoles uncovered a billion-dollar scheme, triggering further investigations and actions that led to the recovery of funds for retirees and the resignation of a minister. It all began with a Christmas story.
The Codesinfo project by Projor (Institute for the Development of Journalism) begins its second phase to expand the use of tools to combat disinformation and disseminate them to national and international media outlets.
Leading investigative journalist Hyury Potter shares his experiences of reporting in the Amazon, along with lessons and advice he has gathered throughout his career.
Brazilian researcher Otávio Daros has released two books on the history of journalism in Brazil—one analyzing how scholars have traced its evolution from shaping national identity to the present, and the other offering his own fresh take.