Bolsonaro visits emergency ward complaining of abdominal pain

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited the Surgery wing of the Armed Forces hospital in Brasilia on Thursday night, leaving without speaking to reporters, with a source familiar with the matter saying the president had felt discomfort in his abdomen. Read full article

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”Brazil: judge dismisses cybercrimes accusations against Glenn Greenwald
A Brazilian judge has rejected charges against the US journalist Glenn Greenwald stemming from his role in producing a series of damaging political exposés involving the celebrity justice minister of Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.
While the judge rejected the charges against Greenwald, he did accept charges against six alleged hackers who were allegedly responsible for leaking the messages to the Rio de Janeiro-based journalist.
“Mr Greenwald’s articles did what a free press is supposed to do: they revealed a painful truth about those in power,” said an editorial in the New York Times. “Sadly, assailing a free and critical press has become a cornerstone of the new breed of illiberal leaders in Brazil.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/06/glenn-greenwald-brazil-judge-cybercrimes-dissmissed
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