Journalists in Brazil challenged by anti-democracy protests
by FABIANA SANTOS
Sep 17, 2021 in JOURNALIST SAFETY
Brazil's Independence Day this year will be best remembered for the anti-democracy demonstrations that took place in the country.
President Jair Bolsonaro gave speeches attacking the Supreme Court and threatening its members. Supporters in turn took to the streets.
The crisis incited by the president against the legislative and judicial branches has direct consequences for journalism in the country.
Although the demonstrations attracted smaller than expected crowds, many proponents of the president were out with signs demanding a military intervention, that the Supreme Court be shut down, and for a return of AI-5, in reference to a 1968 act issued by the military dictatorship that shuttered the Brazilian Congress and State Assemblies, and legalized censorship.
All of these demands are unconstitutional.
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