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| Brazilian prosecutors charge journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes | Brazilian prosecutors charge journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes |
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| Greenwald accused of helping hackers who obtained cellphone messages between leading figures in anti-corruption investigation | Greenwald accused of helping hackers who obtained cellphone messages between leading figures in anti-corruption investigation |
| Brazilian federal prosecutors have charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald for cybercrimes, alleging he “helped, encouraged and guided” a group of hackers who obtained cellphone messages between leading figures in Brazil’s mammoth Car Wash anti-corruption investigation. | Brazilian federal prosecutors have charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald for cybercrimes, alleging he “helped, encouraged and guided” a group of hackers who obtained cellphone messages between leading figures in Brazil’s mammoth Car Wash anti-corruption investigation. |
| The leaks, subsequently published in several stories on the investigative site the Intercept Brazil, which Greenwald co-founded, appeared to show collusion between then judge Sérgio Moro and prosecutors and exacerbated questions of political bias of the investigations. Moro was subsequently named justice minister by the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. | The leaks, subsequently published in several stories on the investigative site the Intercept Brazil, which Greenwald co-founded, appeared to show collusion between then judge Sérgio Moro and prosecutors and exacerbated questions of political bias of the investigations. Moro was subsequently named justice minister by the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. |
| Allies of Greenwald condemned the charges against him as an attack on the press, noting that in December, Brazil’s federal police said “it is not possible to identify moral or material participation by the journalist”. | |
| Manuela d’Ávila, a leftist politician, tweeted: “The federal police after a long investigation declared that Glenn did not commit any crime and that he acted with great caution. We are facing a strong attack on press freedom!” | Manuela d’Ávila, a leftist politician, tweeted: “The federal police after a long investigation declared that Glenn did not commit any crime and that he acted with great caution. We are facing a strong attack on press freedom!” |
| According to the prosecutors, while Greenwald wasn’t under investigation himself, evidence was taken from one of the accused hackers’ computers that show dialogues with the American journalist. | According to the prosecutors, while Greenwald wasn’t under investigation himself, evidence was taken from one of the accused hackers’ computers that show dialogues with the American journalist. |
| In one, Greenwald said he “couldn’t give any advice” to accused hacker Luiz Henrique Molição. | In one, Greenwald said he “couldn’t give any advice” to accused hacker Luiz Henrique Molição. |
| The charges would have to be accepted by a judge before Greenwald would stand trial. | The charges would have to be accepted by a judge before Greenwald would stand trial. |
| Supporters noted that the same prosecutor, Wellington Oliveira, also charged the president of the Brazil’s bar association, Felipe Santa Cruz, with slander after he described Moro as a “gang boss” to the Folha de S Paulo newspaper. | |
| The charges were rejected by a judge in the capital Brasília last week. | The charges were rejected by a judge in the capital Brasília last week. |
| Greenwald, who lives in Rio de Janeiro, won a Pulitzer prize for leading the Guardian’s reporting on National Security Agency (NSA) spying revealed by Edward Snowden. | |
| He responded to Tuesday’s announcement in a tweet: “Regarding the criminal charges brought by the Bolsonaro government: it’s a grave and obvious attack on a free press, brought by a far-right judge. | |
| “We’re going to defend a free press, not be intimidated by authorities abusing their power. The reporting will continue.” | |
| Allies of Bolsonaro celebrated the charges. | Allies of Bolsonaro celebrated the charges. |
| Bolsonaro’s congressman son, Eduardo, tweeted: “Glenn Greenwald always said that he loved Brazil and wanted to get to know the country in depth. Who knows, maybe he’ll even get to know prison …” | |
| The president himself has recently upped his attack on journalists, describing them recently as “a species in extinction” and saying that newspapers “poison” their readers. |