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Brazilian court orders The Intercept Brasil, ND+ to modify coverage of court case
December 23, 2020 2:29 PM EST
Rio de Janeiro, December 23, 2020 – The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned a ruling by a Brazilian court requiring two local outlets to modify their reporting in response to a lawsuit.
On December 12, Judge Cleni Serly Rauen Vieira, of the Santa Catarina state Court of Justice’s Third Civil Court, ordered independent news websites The Intercept Brasil and ND+, and Schirlei Alves, a freelance journalist who contributed to both outlets, to “rectify” their reporting on a rape trial, according to news reports and the judge’s decision, which CPJ reviewed.
The ruling stemmed from a civil lawsuit filed by Thiago Carriço de Oliveira, the lead prosecutor in that trial, who alleged that the journalist’s reporting at both outlets had defamed him, according to a copy of Oliveira’s petition to the court, which CPJ reviewed.
The judge’s ruling instructed the outlets to add specific language to their reporting, which she provided, and set a daily fine of 1,000 reals (US$190) for each outlet and 200 reals (US$38) for Alves personally if they did not comply within 48 hours.
More:
https://cpj.org/2020/12/brazilian-court-orders-the-intercept-brasil-nd-to-modify-coverage-of-court-case/
