Brazil: Newspaper attacked after reporting illegal funding that benefited presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro

NewsOne of Brazil’s leading dailies, the Folha de São Paulo, has been under heavy attack since reporting on 18 October that far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro benefited from illegal funding. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) regards the attacks as a serious press freedom violation and deplores the toxic climate for Brazil’s journalists since the election campaign began. The 18 October article in the Folha de São Paulo claimed that business

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