Yesterdays' flood of international support for @conradohubner against the AG threats of intimidation was uplifting.
Today I want to share examples of the writings that got him 'in trouble'. All translated to English by @folha
Follow the thread and take your own conclusions!
'The omission of the Justice sytem is what our AG provides'
This is perhaps the strongest article penned by @conradohubner , where he lists more than 10 examples of the AG's omissions and actions to benefit Bolsonaro, allies and family. Defamation?
In this article @conradohubner shows how not only the AG, but also the Minister of Justice and the Union's Advocate General work with Bolsonaro to intimidade dissenters, in a kind of tropical Military Macarthism. Defamation? www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/…
In this one @conradohubner denounces what he sees as a Thought Police established by the Minister of Justice compiling files on policemen and intelectuals who campaign against fascism. www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/…
Here @conradohubner touches on the deepest wound of the Bolsonaro government and against which he is going to use all of his justice system allies, including the AG, to try to evade responsibility: his disastrous (non)management of the pandemic. www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/…
More articles' links below post. Read them and take your own conclusions. Here are mine, even if unsolicited: 1. No defamation 2. @conradohubner is a fierce and essential critical voice. 3. The AG action would be simply ludicrous if it were not tragic in a democracy in peril.
Freedom of Expression under attack in Brazil
Attorney General petitioned against law professor @conradohubner for 'defamation'
The academic and journalistic community have overwhelmingly backed Conrado
Thread below of this aberration +4
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2. @conradohubner is a leading scholar and now also a columnist in Brazil's leading daily, @folha
He's been a fierce and essential critic of not only the current government but also undemocratic institutional practices in general, including by the Supreme Court.
3. The Attorney General was nominated by Bolsonaro in 2019 reuters.com/article/us-bra… outside the three names suggested by members of the institution, breaching a norm that had been followed since redemocratization three decades ago.