Tag: Glenn Greenwald

• Saturday, February 8th 2020 - 11:29 UTC

  Freedom of expression and cybercrime case controversy in Brazilian court

  

  A Brazilian judge indicted six people accused of hacking the phones of prosecutors in the country’s biggest corruption case on Thursday but held off “for now” on accepting cybercrimes charges against U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald.

• Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 08:37 UTC

  Eclectic Bolsonaro declares he would no longer speak to journalists, following criticism from reporters union

  

  A frequent and fiery critic of Brazil's media, President Jair Bolsonaro declared on Wednesday he would no longer speak to journalists. Bolsonaro made the remarks outside his official residence in Brasilia where most mornings for the past year he has fielded questions from reporters and greeted fans.

• Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 09:39 UTC

  Brazilian officials seeking to charge US journalist for allegedly hacking phones

  

  Brazilian authorities are seeking to bring charges against Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who published Edward Snowden's intelligence agency leaks. Greenwald has been accused of “helping guiding and encouraging” a criminal group that hacked into the phones of Brazilian officials.

• Saturday, September 21st 2019 - 13:30 UTC

  Brazil fears Chinese invasion, says website

  

  Top secret documents drafted by Brazilian military, backed by President Jair Bolsonaro, indicate that the Amazon is under threat of Chinese penetration, according to a report published Friday by the site The Intercept, accessed by the Italian news agency ANSA.

• Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 10:53 UTC

  Journalists organization question Bolsonaro's remarks regarding The Intercept Brazil

  

  The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's remarks that Glenn Greenwald, the co-founder and editor of The Intercept Brasil, could “do jail time” and suggesting that he had married a Brazilian citizen to avoid deportation, as reported by a local outlet.

• Monday, July 29th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro clashes with US/Brazilian journalist, whom he describes as “aligned with criminal hackers”

  

  Brazil's president renewed his attacks on journalist Glenn Greenwald over the weekend, raising the possibility of jail a few days after members of his party said the American's Brazil-based internet publication was “aligned with criminal hackers” for reporting the contents of hacked phone conversations involving the current justice minister.

• Wednesday, December 18th 2013 - 06:43 UTC

  First ruling against US government 'metadata' collection; Obama meets top technology companies leaders

  

  A US judge has ruled the National Security Agency's mass collection of telephone data may be unconstitutional. Federal District Judge Richard Leon said the electronic spy agency's practice was an “arbitrary invasion”.

• Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:36 UTC

  Brazil to probe telecom companies for possible sharing of info with US spies

  

  Brazil will probe telecommunications companies to see if they illegally shared data with the United States National Security Agency after it was found the US had been spying on President Dilma Rousseff. Brazil’s government has accused the US of lying about the NSA’s activities in the country.

• Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:07 UTC

  UK espionage next in the list of revelations, anticipates Greenwald

  

  Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who broke news on former security contractor Edward Snowden’s allegations of U.S. surveillance programs, said he will publish revelations on U.K. intelligence after his partner was detained in London.

• Saturday, August 10th 2013 - 02:38 UTC

  Kerry arrives in Brazil on Tuesday to try and iron out strained relations over US spying

  

  The government of President Dilma Rousseff will raise the issue of US spying on Brazilian companies and individuals next week when US Secretary of State John Kerry visits Brazil.