Articles - Brazil
15 February 2012
Brazil
Two journalists killed in a week
A Brazilian journalist who reported on corruption was shot to death on Sunday night near the Paraguayan border in what police say was a possible contract killing, reports IFEX's member in Brazil the Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (ABRAJI) as well as other IFEX members. It was the second murder of a Brazilian journalist in less than week, says ABRAJI.
9 November 2011
Brazil
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
Brazil
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).
14 September 2011
Brazil / Honduras / Peru
With three new deaths, Latin America is most dangerous region for journalists, say IFEX members
Three journalists have been killed in the space of a week in Brazil, Honduras and Peru, cementing Latin America's status as the most dangerous region for journalists in 2011 so far, report IFEX members.
11 May 2011
Peru / Brazil
Journalists killed on World Press Freedom Day
Two journalists were gunned down in the Americas on World Press Freedom Day (3 May), a stark reminder of the dangers journalists face to keep us informed, say the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the International Press Institute (IPI) and other IFEX members.
20 April 2011
Brazil
Threatened journalist killed
A journalist who had been threatened for his critical coverage of criminal groups and local authorities was shot dead in the northeastern city of Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, report the Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (ABRAJI) and other IFEX members.
30 March 2011
Brazil
Attack on blogger symptom of high level of violence against media
A blogger known for his scathing reporting on government officials and police corruption survived a shooting last week, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). It is just one of many acts of criminal violence targeting Brazilian media, say RSF and the Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (ABRAJI).
27 October 2010
Brazil
Popular crime reporter gunned down
A crime reporter who claimed that political candidates were trading drugs for votes in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte was killed by a motorcycle gunman on 18 October , report the Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (ABRAJI), the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
17 February 2010
Brazil
Radio studio destroyed in arson attack
A Brazilian radio station critical of local authorities had its studio burned down by two armed men on 8 February, report the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (ABRAJI) and ARTICLE 19.
6 May 2009
Brazil
Supreme Court strikes down archaic press law
Brazil's Supreme Court has made a "historic decision" to repeal the 1967 press law, which allowed for jail sentences for press offences, report the Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (ABRAJI), the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), ARTICLE 19 and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
1 August 2008
Brazil
PERIODISTAS RECIBEN AMENAZA DE MUERTE AL INFORMAR EN FAVELA
1 August 2008
Brazil
DES JOURNALISTES REÇOIVENT DES MENACES DE MORT LORSQU'ILS COUVRENT UN BIDONVILLE
30 July 2008
Brazil
JOURNALISTS GET DEATH THREATS WHEN REPORTING IN SHANTYTOWN
Journalists covering some of Brazil's poorest neighbourhoods are finding themselves threatened by the drug traffickers and organised criminals who inhabit them. Armed and hooded men threatened to kill three Brazilian photographers covering a weekend visit by a mayoral candidate to one of Rio de Janeiro's shantytowns, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) report.
7 March 2008
Brazil
IGLESIA EVANGÉLICA PIERDE DEMANDAS CONTRA PERIÓDICO
7 March 2008
Brazil
UNE ÉGLISE ÉVANGÉLIQUE PERD DES POURSUITES JUDICIAIRES CONTRE UN JOURNAL
4 March 2008
Brazil
EVANGELICAL CHURCH LOSES LAWSUITS AGAINST NEWSPAPER
Brazil's largest newspaper has so far won seven lawsuits out of nearly 60 libel cases filed against it by an evangelical church, over an article that criticised the church's business empire, report the Brazilian Investigative Journalism Association (ABRAJI), the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other IFEX members.
1 February 2008
Brazil
IGLESIA DEMANDA A PERIODISTA Y PERIÓDICO
31 January 2008
Brazil
UNE ÉGLISE POURSUIT UNE JOURNALISTE ET UN JOURNAL
29 January 2008
Brazil
CHURCH SUES JOURNALIST, NEWSPAPER
A journalist and the largest newspaper in Brazil are facing 28 separate lawsuits over an article that criticises a church's business empire, reports the Brazilian Investigative Journalism Association (ABRAJI).
18 January 2008
Brazil
CAMARÓGRAFO ASESINADO EN MEDIO DE GUERRA DE CRIMINALES
18 January 2008
Brazil
UN CAMÉRAMAN EST TUÉ DANS UNE VAGUE DE CRIMINALITÉ
15 January 2008
Brazil
CAMERAMAN KILLED AMID CRIME WAVE
A television cameraman was gunned down on 5 January amid a crime wave in Maceió, northeastern Brazil, report ARTICLE 19 and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
19 October 2007
Brazil
CAMPAÑA APOYA TRANSPARENCIA EN LICENCIAS DE DIFUSIÓN
19 October 2007
Brazil
CAMPAGNE D'APPUI À LA TRANSPARENCE DANS L'ATTRIBUTION DES PERMIS DE RADIODIFFUSION
16 October 2007
Brazil
CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS TRANSPARENCY IN BROADCASTING LICENCES
A coalition of civil society organisations and social movements, including ARTICLE 19, launched a campaign on 5 October 2007 to demand transparency and participation in Brazil's allocation of broadcasting licences. According to journalist and university professor Laurindo Leal Filho, "the Brazilian people are deprived of their right to know who holds the concessions and exactly when these concessions were granted."
7 September 2007
Brazil
LIBRE EXPRESIÓN EN BRASIL NECESITA PROTECCIÓN, ENCUENTRA ARTICLE 19
7 September 2007
Brazil
LA LIBRE EXPRESSION AU BRÉSIL DOIT ÊTRE PROTÉGÉE, CONSTATE ARTICLE 19
4 September 2007
Brazil
FREE EXPRESSION IN BRAZIL NEEDS PROTECTION, ARTICLE 19 FINDS
Free expression in Brazil is "in need of immediate protection and action," an ARTICLE 19 mission to the country has found.
21 February 2007
Brazil
FOTÓGRAFO BALEADO
21 February 2007
Brazil
UN PHOTOGRAPHE EST ASSASSINÉ
14 February 2007
Brazil
PHOTOGRAPHER GUNNED DOWN
Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are investigating the murder of a freelance photographer who had received threats prior to his death, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
1 November 2006
Brazil
RADIO POLITIZADA FOMENTA VIOLENCIA CONTRA PERIODISTAS
1 November 2006
Brazil
LA RADIO POLITISÉE ALIMENTE LA VIOLENCE CONTRE LES JOURNALISTES
24 October 2006
Brazil
POLITICISED RADIO FOSTERS VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS
Brazil's impoverished Northeast region, where radio is the most popular news medium, has become known as one of the most dangerous areas for journalists in the Americas, with five journalists killed since 2000, says the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
18 August 2006
Brazil
¡ACTÚE! BRASIL: SIP LANZA CAMPAÑA DE ENVÍO DE CARTAS A CAUSA DE EDITOR ASESINADO
18 August 2006
Brazil
AGISSEZ ! BRÉSIL : LA SIP LANCE UNE CAMPAGNE ÉPISTOLAIRE EN FAVEUR D'UN JOURNALISTE ASSASSINÉ
16 August 2006
Brazil
TAKE ACTION! BRAZIL: IAPA LAUNCHES LETTER CAMPAIGN FOR SLAIN EDITOR
15 August 2006
4 August 2006
Brazil
DOS PERIODISTAS MUERTOS EN UNA SEMANA
4 August 2006
Brazil
DEUX JOURNALISTES TUÉS EN UNE SEMAINE
2 August 2006
Brazil
TWO JOURNALISTS KILLED IN ONE WEEK
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) have urged authorities in Brazil to conduct thorough investigations into the deaths of two journalists who were murdered last week.
29 July 2005
Brazil
COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL DE DERECHOS HUMANOS
17 July 2005
Brazil
UN JOURNALISTE EST ASSASSINÉ
17 July 2005
Brazil
PERIODISTA ASESINADO
13 July 2005
Brazil
JOURNALIST MURDERED
On 1 July 2005, José Cândido Amorim Pinto of Rádio Comunitária Alternativa was shot and killed by unidentified men in Carpina in Brazil's northeastern state of Pernambuco, noted Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
7 January 2005
Brazil
Des ONG brésiliennes forment un réseau d'accès à l'information
7 January 2005
Brazil
ONG brasileña forma red de acceso a la información
5 January 2005
Brazil
Brazilian NGOs Form Access-to-Information Network
4 January 2005
3 November 2004
Brazil
IAPA TO SEND DELEGATIONS TO ARGENTINA, BRAZIL
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) will be sending delegations to Argentina and Brazil in the coming weeks to discuss press freedom concerns with government authorities, including access to information and the regulation of journalists.
3 September 2004
Brazil
UN AVANT-PROJET DE LOI VISE À RÉGLEMENTER LES JOURNALISTES
3 September 2004
Brazil
PROYECTO DE LEY BUSCA REGULAR A PERIODISTAS
1 September 2004
Brazil
DRAFT BILL SEEKS TO REGULATE JOURNALISTS
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have expressed concerns over a proposed bill in Brazil which seeks to regulate journalists, warning it would severely restrict freedom of expression.
23 July 2004
Brazil
UN JOURNALISTE DE LA RADIO EST ASSASSINÉ
23 July 2004
Brazil
PERIODISTA RADIOFÓNICO ASESINADO
22 July 2004
Brazil
RADIO JOURNALIST SLAIN
Police in Brazil's northeastern state of Alagoas are investigating the murder of Jorge Lourenco dos Santos, the owner of a radio station who was shot and killed in the town of Santana do Ipanema on 11 July, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
16 April 2004
Brazil
L'UNESCO financera un réseau brésilien de défense de la liberté de la presse
16 April 2004
Brazil
UNESCO financiará red brasileña de libertad de prensa
14 April 2004
Brazil
UNESCO to Fund Brazilian Press Freedom Network
13 April 2004
16 January 2004
Brazil
Brésil : Des journalistes d'enquête s'organisent
16 January 2004
Brazil
BRASIL: PERIODISTAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN SE ORGANIZAN
14 January 2004
Brazil
Brazilian Investigative Journalists Organise
13 January 2004
15 August 2003
Brazil
LA SIP ENCOURAGE LE DIALOGUE ENTRE JOURNALISTES ET JUGES AU BRÉSIL
15 August 2003
Brazil
SIP PROMUEVE DIÁLOGO DE JUECES Y PERIODISTAS EN BRASIL
13 August 2003
Brazil
IAPA PROMOTES JOURNALIST-JUDGE DIALOGUE IN BRAZIL
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) will hold a conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 29 August, bringing judges and journalists from all across Brazil to dialogue on press-freedom issues.
11 July 2003
Brazil
UN TROISIÈME JOURNALISTE PERD LA VIE EN UN MOIS
9 July 2003
Brazil
3RD JOURNALIST KILLED IN A MONTH
A third journalist in Brazil has been killed in less than a month, sparking calls of concern from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Inter American Press Association (IAPA).
11 June 2003
Brazil
TWO JOURNALISTS MURDERED
In Brazil, which the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) calls one of the most dangerous countries in the Americas for journalists, two reporters have been killed in the last week.
4 June 2003
Brazil
Brazil: New Press Freedom Network Formed
3 June 2003
8 October 2002
Brazil
AUTORIDADES PRESIONADAS PARA QUE INVESTIGUEN ASESINATO DE PERIODISTA
8 October 2002
Brazil
LES AUTORITÉS SUBISSENT DES PRESSIONS POUR ENQUÊTER SUR LE MEURTRE D'UN JOURNALISTE
8 October 2002
Brazil
AUTHORITIES UNDER PRESSURE TO INVESTIGATE JOURNALIST'S MURDER
During a week that has seen one journalist killed and another shot in Brazil, free-expression groups are stepping up pressure on authorities to investigate the crimes and end the impunity surrounding attacks on the press.
11 June 2002
Brazil
REPORTERO DE INVESTIGACIÓN ASESINADO EN MEDIO DE CLIMA DE IMPUNIDAD
11 June 2002
Brazil
UN JOURNALISTE D'ENQUÊTE EST ASSASSINÉ DANS UNE ATMOSPHÈRE D'IMPUNITÉ
11 June 2002
Brazil
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MURDERED AMIDST CLIMATE OF IMPUNITY
Press-freedom groups are mourning the death of award-winning Brazilian investigative reporter Tim Lopes, tortured and murdered by a gang allegedly led by a Rio de Janeiro drug trafficker. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) say authorities confirmed Lopes' death on 9 June after police arrested two members of a gang who said the journalist was kidnapped, tortured and speared to death.
21 August 2001
Brazil
LA VEILLE DU JOUR OÙ IL DEVAIT TÉMOIGNER DANS UN PROCÈS EN DIFFAMATION
21 August 2001
Brazil
PERIODISTA ASESINADO UN DÍA ANTES DE TESTIFICAR EN JUICIO POR DIFAMACIÓN
21 August 2001
Brazil
JOURNALIST KILLED A DAY BEFORE TESTIFYING IN DEFAMATION TRIAL
Mário Coelho de Almeida Filho, director of the newspaper "A Verdade" in Magé, 50 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro, was murdered on 16 August, according to Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). The journalist was shot four times as he was returning to his home in Magé, says RSF, which adds that police believe the killing was the work of a hired assassin.
13 February 2001
Brazil
RSF DENUNCIA "CULTURA DE IMPUNIDAD" EN EL ESTADO DE BAHÍA
13 February 2001
Brazil
RSF DÉNONCE LA "CULTURE DE L'IMPUNITÉ" QUI RÈGNE DANS L'ÉTAT DE BAHIA
13 February 2001
Brazil
RSF DENOUNCES "CULTURE OF IMPUNITY" IN STATE OF BAHIA
A "cultural of impunity" reigns in the Brazilian state of Bahia, where ten journalists were killed during the "dark decade" of the 1990s, says Reporters sans frontières (RSF). The majority of these acts were linked to journalists' revelations of corruption, drug trafficking, or murders involving political figures or the police. In none of the ten cases have those responsible been brought to justice. RSF adds that the subject remains a sensitive one. In April 2000, the newspaper "A Tarde", based in Bahia's capital Salvador, published a report on the ten assassinations. The journalist conducting the investigation, Marconi de Souza, received death threats on several occasions. While there has yet to be a trial in these ten cases, the justice system did re-open three cases following the revelations in "A Tarde".
1 February 2000
Brazil
LE TRIBUNAL ORDONNE LA FERMETURE DE 2 000 STATIONS DE RADIO
1 February 2000
Brazil
TRIBUNAL ORDENA CIERRE DE 2,000 ESTACIONES DE RADIO
1 February 2000
Brazil
COURT ORDERS CLOSURE OF 2,000 RADIO STATIONS
In early January, federal Judge Jose Marcos Lunadelli ordered that 2,000 community radio stations in Sao Paulo state must close by 6 February, reports the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC). The decision constitutes "one of the worst infractions against freedom of expression in Brazil," say local representatives of the community radio stations. Several days after the initial decision, the same judge also announced that any stations that ignored the order would have to pay US$ 2,500 for each day that they continued broadcasting.
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