Written by Andrew Downie on December 29, 2020
In Brazil, outdated defamation laws and costly court cases used to pressure critics
TravelBrazilian journalist Erik Silva never imagined that printing information from a municipal government website would see him accused of defamation and lead to a drawn-out court case. But almost a year after writing about the size of salary earned by a municipal accountant in Corumbá, a city of just under 100,000 people on Brazil’s western border with
Written by Andrew Downie on December 29, 2020
Brazil’s ‘Let her do her job’ campaign demands respect for female sports reporters
TravelOn March 25, not long before two of the biggest soccer matches of the season were about to kick off in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, a previously unknown group posted a video online that was of relevance to everyone involved in the game. The group had no name but they had a hashtag