Journalist arrested and beaten by military police
(PERIODISTAS/IFEX) – Early in the morning of Saturday 23 March 2002, journalist Andréa Vaz, correspondent for the daily “A Tarde”, of the Brazilian state of Bahia, was mistreated by military police officers. She was also accused of committing a crime “against the public administration”. The journalist tried to assist a woman who was being beaten […]
Photojournalists attacked
(PERIODISTAS/IFEX) – Photojournalists Daniel Barreto and Mastrangelo de Paula Reino of the daily “Tribuna Impressa”, based in Araraquara, in the interior of Sao Paulo state, have reported that on 31 January 2002 certain individuals beat them and damaged their photographic equipment. The incident occurred when the two journalists tried to photograph a local government official […]
Ruling prohibits publication of interview
(PERIODISTAS/IFEX) – As of 13 November 2001, the newspapers “Zero Hora” and “Diário Gaúcho”, published in Rio Grande do Sul state, are prohibited by a provisional ruling from publishing an interview with the former treasurer of the Workers’ Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT), which was carried out by “Diário Gaúcho” journalists in May. The measure […]
High Court upholds sentence against newspaper
(PERIODISTAS/IFEX) – On 4 October 2001, the High Court (Superior Tribunal de Justicia) upheld a sentence against the weekly “O Debate”, ordering it to pay a fine that is beyond its capacity and would force the newspaper to close. The newspaper is published in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo (375 kilometres west of Sao Paulo). […]
CPJ expresses concern over journalist’s murder
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 August 2001 CPJ press release: BRAZIL: Journalist murdered on eve of scheduled testimony in defamation case New York, August 27, 2001 – In a letter sent today to Rio de Janeiro State attorney general Francesco Conte, CPJ expressed deep concern about the August 16 murder of journalist Mário […]
Journalists condemn military over use of fake press cards for spying
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 28 August 2001 IFJ media release: Journalists Condemn Brazilian Military Over Use of Fake Press Cards for Spying The International Federation of Journalists today condemned Brazil over reports that military and secret service personnel have used fake press cards to help them spy on opposition and civil society groups. […]
Newspaper censored
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to the president of the Rio Grande do Sul State Court, Luiz Felipe Vasquez de Magalhães, RSF protested the censorship of an article in the daily “Jornal Pioneiro”. RSF asked the president to do everything possible to revoke the sanction against the newspaper. “It is inconceivable that censorship is still […]
Journalist assassinated in Rio de Janeiro state
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Rio de Janeiro State Governor Anthony Garotinho, RSF expressed outrage over the assassination of Mário Coelho de Almeida Filho, director of “A Verdade”, published three times a week in Magé (fifty kilometres from the city of Rio de Janeiro). Since local officials could be implicated in the case, RSF […]
Journalist target of pressure by the Rio Grande do Sul state government
(PERIODISTAS/IFEX) – During the last week of June and first week of July 2001, the Rio Grande do Sul state government in Brazil discredited journalist Luis Milman and pressured the current events magazine “IstoÉ” to stop the publication of an article that detailed irregularities committed by the state government in exploiting games of chance. In […]
A newspaper in the south of the country is seized
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of Justice José Gregori, RSF protested the seizure of an issue of the daily “Tribuna Popular” in São Lourenço do Sul (state of Rio Grande do Sul, south of the country). Without taking a position as to the substance of the case, RSF asked the minister to ensure […]
Murder of journalist cited as an example of impunity
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 25 May 2001 IAPA press release: Murder of journalist in Brazil called an example of impunity MIAMI, Florida (May 24, 2001) – The Inter American Press Association announced today that its Rapid Response Unit had turned up clear evidence that the people who killed a journalist 12 years ago […]
PERIODISTAS speaks out in support of “O Debate” newspaper
(PERIODISTAS/IFEX) – In a Friday 9 March 2001 letter to the High Court (Superior Tribunal de Justicia, STJ), PERIODISTAS expressed its support for the newspaper “O Debate” and urged the Third Chamber judges to review the case. If a previous sentence is not revoked, the São Paulo state publication could be forced to close, PERIODISTAS […]
Police demand that journalists reveal their sources
(PERIODISTAS/IFEX) – On 20 and 22 February 2001, journalists Nilson Mariano and Altair Nobre, of the daily “Zero Hora” in Porto Alegre, were the target of threats and intimidation from police headquarters. The police demanded the journalists reveal their sources of information in a case which involves the Civil Police’s chief commissioner, Pedro Urdangarin. On […]
Correction: São Paulo newspaper threatened with closure
(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF correction: There were three errors in yesterday’s Brazil alert: – O Debate is a weekly (not a daily); – The newspaper’s director is Sergio Fleury Moraes (not Aurelio Alonso); – O Debate is published in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo (not in Andradina). The corrected version of the […]
São Paulo newspaper threatened with closure
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to the Brasilia High Court, RSF expressed its concern as four judges from the court are to deliver a verdict on the sentencing of the daily “O Debate” to pay a fine of 230,000 reals (approx. US$113,600; 125,000 euros) in damages and interest, for “defamation”. Without taking a stance on […]
Brazilian journalist brutally beaten
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Paraguayan Minister of the Interior Julio Fanego, RSF protested the attack suffered by Mauri Konig, a Brazilian journalist who was attacked by presumed police officers. Robert Ménard, RSF’s secretary-general, condemned the attack, calling it a “serious attack against press freedom.” RSF called on the minister “to do everything in […]