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Press and truth

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Photo: Tim Walker · CC BY 2.0

Left

An official campaign and channel against disinformation.

Far right

Bolsonaro was the top aggressor against journalists in 2021.

Why it matters

Without quality information, no one can choose well. In 2021, the journalists' federation Fenaj recorded 430 attacks on journalists, 147 of them by the president himself. Attacks on the press and mass disinformation weaken democracy.

Far right

It made the news

Not opinion: the press recorded it. Stories showing what the far right did or tried to do on this issue.

Sources

Where the data on this page comes from.

  1. Secom (governo federal)

    Launch of the Brasil contra Fake campaign and portal in 2023.

  2. Fenaj

    2021 report: 430 cases of violence against journalists, 147 attributed to Bolsonaro.

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