The Coalition in Defense of Journalism (CDJor), which the Committee to Protect Journalists is a member, strongly condemns the 2019-2022 Bolsonaro administration’s use of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency to surveil journalists, media outlets, and civil society organizations.
Details on the depth of administration’s surveillance of journalists came to light after Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court unsealed a final investigative report filed by the Federal Police, which included names of media outlets and journalists targeted.
CDJor calls for all information about the monitoring be disclosed and that those responsible are held accountable swiftly, transparently, and independently.
Read the full statement in English here and Portuguese here.
This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by CPJ Staff.