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Brazilian federal prosecutors have charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald for cybercrimes in a decision which has prompted outrage among press freedom activists – and celebration by allies of the far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. Leaks, subsequently published in several stories on the investigative site the Intercept Brazil, which Greenwald co-founded, appeared to show collusion between then judge Sérgio Moro and prosecutors and exacerbated questions of political bias of the investigations. Moro was subsequently named justice minister by Bolsonaro. After the leaks last year the president suggested that Greenwald could “do jail time” ...
Brazilian prosecutors charge journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes | World news | The Guardian
Glenn Greenwald
Brazilian President Bolsonaro, an admirer of Donald Trump, praises the former military junta which ruled Brazil in the 1980s. He despises investigative journalism and press freedom. Journalists are among those in the crosshairs of the new hard right government there.
Brazilian prosecutors charge journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes | World news | The Guardian
Glenn Greenwald
Brazilian President Bolsonaro, an admirer of Donald Trump, praises the former military junta which ruled Brazil in the 1980s. He despises investigative journalism and press freedom. Journalists are among those in the crosshairs of the new hard right government there.