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The Intercept is both alarmed and dismayed at recent unconfirmed reports that Brazil’s Federal Police, under the command of Justice Minister Sérgio Moro, has asked for an investigation into the personal finances of The Intercept's co-founding editor Glenn Greenwald.
During hours of congressional questioning, Moro refused to confirm or deny the information — something that he must do at once. This frivolous inquiry into Mr. Greenwald’s personal affairs would be taking place less than a month after The Intercept Brasil’s ...
… groundbreaking reporting on a series of highly politicized and ethically compromised communications between Operation Car Wash prosecutors and Mr. Moro and would be a transparent retaliation for The Intercept Brasil’s journalistic work. theintercept.com/2019/06/09/bra…
This unprecedented violation of Mr. Greenwald’s rights as a journalist is also an attack on the work of all the journalists at multiple publications working on this important story, an infringement of hard-earned press freedom rights in Brazil ...
… and a stain on the country’s international record. The failure to quickly act in the face of this report speaks volumes about President Jair Bolsonaro’s and Minister Moro’s lack of commitment to democratic ideals, the constitution, a free press ...
… and should therefore be a cause of great international and local concern. We demand that the Justice Minister immediately confirm or deny the veracity of this report and, if it is true, immediately halt any such retaliatory investigation.
