Statement from @theintercept Intercept on today’s accusations filed by Brazil’s Public Ministry against journalist @ggreenwald:
“The Bolsonaro government has repeatedly made it clear that it does not believe in basic press freedoms...
“The Bolsonaro government has repeatedly made it clear that it does not believe in basic press freedoms...
2/ "Today’s announcement that a criminal complaint has been filed against Intercept co-founding editor Glenn Greenwald is the latest example of journalists facing serious threats in Brazil...
3/"..The evidence cited today by Brazil’s Public Ministry is the same that was rigorously analyzed by the country’s Federal Police, leading the agency to conclude that Greenwald did not commit any crimes in his contacts with the alleged source of our Secret Brazil Archive stories
4/"....Glenn Greenwald was not formally investigated by the Federal Police, but they concluded that there was no indication of wrongdoing committed by him...
5/"...We are appalled that Brazil’s Public Ministry has decided to file such a blatantly politically motivated charge against Greenwald, in apparent retaliation for The Intercept's critical reporting on abuses committed by Justice Minister Moro and several federal prosecutors...
6/"...We at The Intercept see this as an attempt to criminalize not only our journalism but also that of the dozens of partners who collaborated with our staff in over 95 stories based on the archives. ...
7/"...There is no democracy without a free press, and defenders of the press everywhere should be deeply concerned about Bolsonaro’s latest authoritarian move.”
