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Alerts - Brazil

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Brazil

New Access to Information Law comes into effect

The law regulates the right of access to public information already guaranteed by the Constitution since 1988. It provides good procedures for processing information requests and covers obligations concerning proactive disclosure and the duty to provide data in an open and non-proprietary format.

Brazil

Gunmen attack journalist's house, car at night

Vinícius Henriques has worked for more than a decade with local radio station Arapuan FM, where he covers the police beat for the program "Rota da Notícia". Henriques told reporters that he suspected members of organized crime were behind the attack and that it was linked to one of his reports.

Brazil

Abraji urges investigation into killing of journalist in Maranhão

Journalist Décio Sá had worked for the newspaper "O Estado do Maranhão", owned by the family of José Sarney, president of the Federal Senate, and ran a blog about politics.

Brazil

Journalist killed in Ponta Porá

Journalist Cándido Figueredo reported in the Paraguayan daily ABC Color that Rocaro had been highly critical of the local mayor, and supported the campaign of an opposition mayoral candidate.

Brazil

IFJ condemns killing of journalist in Barra do Piraí

“It bears all the hallmarks of a targeted killing and we believe that the murder of our colleague was linked to his professional work," says the IFJ.

Brazil

News site threatened with multiple lawsuits

The suits have been moved by civil servants in the Senate who were exposed by Congresso em Foco as having received wages higher than the ceiling for their positions.

Brazil

Journalists threatened in Belém and Altamira

Lucio Flavio Pinto was threatened by a local businessman after writing about him in "Jornal Pessoal".

Brazil

Journalist threatened by politician's brother

Claudio Dantas, who worts for Revista Istoé, was researching a story on the sudden enrichment of the governor of Brasilia's family.

Brazil

President signs access to information law

The implementation of the law will require a national campaign and trainings at the federal level to overcome a culture of secrecy within the public bodies of the executive branch, says ARTICLE 19.

Brazil

Abraji mourns death of cameraman

Cameraman Gelson Domingos died after being shot in the chest while covering a police operation in the slum of Antares, Santa Cruz, on the west side of Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil

Senate approves Freedom of Information Law

The text of the law was modified at the Chamber of Deputies and has waited for the approval by the Senate since May 2010.

Brazil

Journalist's murder not work related

Police have confirmed that the murder of Auro Ida was a "crime of passion" organised by his girlfriend's ex-husband.

Brazil

Favela reporters censored by army, wave of attacks on regional journalists

Three serious cases of violence against journalists in different regions were reported within a few days of each other in early October.

Brazil

Unidentified individual fires shots at journalist's car

Sérgio Ricardo Almeida da Luz has been investigating an allegedly illicit increase in the assets of a federal public official.

Brazil

Radio journalist shot to death

"Given the journalist's critical reporting on local government, authorities must launch a timely and thorough investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice," said CPJ.

Brazil

IAPA condemns media censorship

The news media conglomerate Grupo RBS has been ordered to refrain from publishing reports about cases of alleged corruption involving a Rio Grande do Sul legislator.

Brazil

Access to information bill at risk

ARTICLE 19 calls on the Senate to reject a proposal that would undermine the bill and pass it as it was approved by the Chamber of Deputies.

Brazil

Lobbyist threatens, assaults "Veja" magazine editor

Rodrigo Rangel was threatened and assaulted when he was interviewing lobbyist Júlio Fróes for a report about favours he receives from the Ministry of Agriculture.

Brazil

Political reporter murdered, motive unclear

While there are some indications that the incident was a crime of passion, others speculate that Auro Ida may have been targeted because of his journalistic investigations.

Brazil

Five suspects arrested in murder of editor and politician

The police have said they believe Edinaldo Filgueira's murder was motivated by his journalism work and that the arrested suspects belong to a group of contract killers.

Brazil

Blogger and politician Ednaldo Figueira gunned down, motive unclear

The tensions in the town where Figueira was shot suggest that politics may have been the motive, but keeping a blog and discussing corruption are also risky, says RSF.

Brazil

Supreme Court defends right to freedom of expression

ARTICLE 19 welcomes a Supreme Court ruling that upholds the right of citizens to disseminate controversial ideas about the decriminalisation of marijuana.

Brazil

IAPA concerned over Senate actions that could slow or result in the shelving of access to public information bill

According to the institutional relations minister, President Dilma Rousseff is sympathetic to calls for unending protections to be maintained on confidential information.

Brazil

Newspaper owner shot dead

"Authorities must thoroughly investigate Valério Nascimento's murder, determine if it was work-related, and bring those responsible to justice," said CPJ.

Brazil

Power plant construction in Amazon violates freedom of expression and information of affected communities, says ARTICLE 19

The government is urged to enter into a good faith dialogue and consultation with the communities that will be affected by the Belo Monte Power Plant and to uphold their right to receive information and freely form their opinions about the project.

Brazil

TV host murdered in restaurant

Luciano Pedrosa was known for his critical coverage of crimes and local authorities.

Brazil

Photojournalist assaulted and threatened while reporting on fraud investigation

Victor Soares was attacked while photographing a Federal Police operation in Brasília.

Brazil

Critical blogger shot in Rio

According to police reports, Ricardo Gama was shot in the head, neck, and chest by an unidentified gunman.

Brazil

Local courts allow proliferation of lawsuits designed to censor journalists

It is baffling that some courts still issue jail sentences in defamation cases or impose preventive censorship on media, notes RSF.

Brazil

Drug traffickers open fire on TV Globo helicopter

The TV crew was covering a police operation when it came under attack.

Brazil

Newspaper owner's house attacked in Paraná

Orley Antunes says he has been "bothering" local politicians through information published both in his paper and on his blog.

Brazil

TV station news crew threatened and assaulted

Reporter Frances Silvy and camera operators Márcio Ramos and Andrei Luiz, of RBS TV, were investigating a possible boycott of a shopping center by a group of businessmen.

Brazil

Newspaper files lawsuit against satirical blog

The Falha de São Paulo blog has been shut down and the "Folha de São Paulo" newspaper has launched a lawsuit against it for "illegal use of a brand name".

Brazil

IACHR rules that State violated right to information of families of disappeared

"This is a victory for the right to know and the right to truth," ARTICLE 19 said.

Brazil

Convicted trafficker alleged to have ordered journalist's murder from inside prison

Radio presenter Francisco Gomes de Medeiros' murder was carried out on the orders of a jailed drug trafficker, news reports said.

Brazil

One journalist wounded, fugitive murderer of TV Globo reporter Tim Lopes arrested in Rio military operation

Reuters photographer Paulo Whitaker sustained a gunshot wound to the shoulder during the police operation against drug traffickers.

Brazil

Attack against newspaper printing press

Unidentified assailants took "Correio Mariliense"'s main computer and set fire to parts of the building.

Brazil

Police rule out work-related motive in journalist's murder in Rio de Janeiro province

The suspect is a former member of the military police who had been wanted in the past for suspected robbery, drug-trafficking, two murders and forming an armed organisation.

Brazil

Shots fired at television station headquarters

Several unidentified individuals fired shots at the headquarters of TV Macapá, a Rede Globo relay station in the state of Amapá.

Brazil

Newspaper owner killed in Paraíba do Sul

José Rubem Ponte de Souza, the owner and president of "Entre-Rios" paper, was shot in the head while he was sitting in a bar with some friends.

Brazil

Journalist resigns during live broadcast of television show

News anchor Paola Beringhs publicly resigned after accusing TV Brasil Central of political censorship.

Brazil

Murdered journalist had received death threats

Francisco Gomes received anonymous death threats shortly after he published an article on vote-tampering in which local politicians bought votes for crack cocaine.

Brazil

Journalist shot to death in Rio Grande do Norte

Police have arrested a man who reportedly confessed to the murder of Francisco Gomes.

Brazil

Journalist attacked in Sao Paulo

Journalist Ademir Feliciano was beaten while working on his website.

Brazil

Court in Tocantins overturns decision to censor 84 media outlets

A regional court had prohibited the publication of information on an investigation into irregularities in public acquisitions that mentioned the local governor.

Brazil

Media group prevented from publishing information about Senate candidate

The court of Mato Grosso prohibited the Gazeta Comunicação Group from publishing material deemed "negative" or indicating that a congressman and Senate candidate is in favor of abortion.

Brazil

Police seize newspapers, detain journalist in Mato Grosso do Sul

The newspaper faces a US$28,000 fine per issue if it does not comply with an order to stop publishing negative reports about the local governor.

Brazil

Macapá TV station target of arson attack

According to TV Marco Zero, the attackers told the employees that journalists should not get involved in politics.

Brazil

Editor assaulted in Rondônia state

According to Afonso Locks, the assault was motivated by an article he published criticising the former mayor of the municipality of Cerejeiras.

Brazil

Journalist's convicted murderer openly dealing drugs in Rio

Eliseu Felício de Souza, convicted for his role in the murder of TV Globo reporter Tim Lopes, is openly operating as drug dealer in Rio de Janeiro.

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