Freedom of the Press 2007: Brazil
20 February 2008
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Eagerness to regulate new technologies is understandable, but measures may infringe upon civil rights or fail to resolve the issues they were designed to tackle. Brazil and India’s 2024 electoral processes exemplify this tension.
By recognising judicial harassment of journalists and establishing procedures to hinder multiple lawsuits aimed at censoring the media, Brazil’s Supreme Court is taking an important step towards guaranteeing press freedom in the country.
Renaud Philippe: “I have never been so worried about my safety at the hands of those who are supposed to ‘serve and protect.'”