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From the Communiqué

9 November 2011

Journalist killed in crossfire while covering a police operation

A journalist was killed in the crossfire between police and a drug gang while accompanying an early morning police operation, report the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (ABRAJI), the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
2 November 2011

New FOI law lauded by IFEX groups as boon to transparency and democracy

It took eight years since its initial proposal but Brazil's Senate has passed a comprehensive Freedom of Information (FOI) Law that goes a long way to promoting government transparency and the democratic participation of citizens and the media, report the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (ABRAJI), ARTICLE 19 and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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Campaigns and Advocacy

23 September 2011

Government must pass right to information bill, says ARTICLE 19

According to the original Open Government Partnership roadmap, Brazil meets the criteria to participate in the OGP except for the absence of an access to information law.
6 June 2011

Forum participants oppose possible implementation of another press law

During a forum in Brasilia, several jurists, lawyers and journalists agreed that Brazil does not need a new press law to regulate the media.
7 June 2010

IAPA asks President Inácio Lula da Silva to make crimes against journalists federal offences

The request is based on proposals and conclusions from a recent forum held in Rio de Janeiro on impunity and the media.

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Reports

12 March 2009

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Brazil

22 January 2009

World Report 2009: Brazil




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Alerts

News site threatened with multiple lawsuits 1 February 2012 Journalists threatened in Belém and Altamira 15 December 2011 Journalist threatened by politician's brother 15 December 2011 President signs access to information law 23 November 2011 Abraji mourns death of cameraman 8 November 2011 Senate approves Freedom of Information Law 26 October 2011 Journalist's murder not work related 24 October 2011 Favela reporters censored by army, wave of attacks on regional journalists 19 October 2011 Unidentified individual fires shots at journalist's car 14 October 2011 Radio journalist shot to death 14 September 2011 IAPA condemns media censorship 7 September 2011 Access to information bill at risk 25 August 2011 Lobbyist threatens, assaults "Veja" magazine editor 9 August 2011 Political reporter murdered, motive unclear 26 July 2011 Five suspects arrested in murder of editor and politician 12 July 2011 Blogger and politician Ednaldo Figueira gunned down, motive unclear 27 June 2011 Supreme Court defends right to freedom of expression 24 June 2011 IAPA concerned over Senate actions that could slow or result in the shelving of access to public information bill 21 June 2011 Newspaper owner shot dead 6 May 2011 Power plant construction in Amazon violates freedom of expression and information of affected communities, says ARTICLE 19 21 April 2011 TV host murdered in restaurant 13 April 2011 Photojournalist assaulted and threatened while reporting on fraud investigation 12 April 2011 Critical blogger shot in Rio 25 March 2011 Local courts allow proliferation of lawsuits designed to censor journalists 1 March 2011 See all alerts: Brazil
 
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