SLAPPs as a Tool to Silence the Press: How Brazil Is Responding to a Growing Threat
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) might appear to be a recent legal trend, yet the underlying strategy has existed for decades. Over the past few years, however, their use has intensified across multiple jurisdictions – including Brazil – raising fresh concerns about the resilience of press freedom and the right to information. SLAPPs are typically filed by powerful individuals or corporations […]
The use of drones and hidden cameras in investigative journalism: reinforcing democracy or violating privacy rights?
Investigative journalism has an important role in modern democracies. The use of drones and hidden cameras/microphones is inherent to this type of journalism and has disrupted the way news content is produced. Journalistic activity should be transparent by default; however, these so-called “clandestine” or “surreptitious” methods are essential to provide society with public interest information […]
“Vaza Jato”: The Brazilian Pentagon Papers’ case
The right to information and the freedom of expression, two of the most important principles in a democracy, are still being modeled by courts all over the world. The US Supreme Court settled the boundaries of these rights in 1971 with the landmark case of the Pentagon Papers (New York Times Co. v. United States). […]
Documentaries: a rising market in Brazil
Streaming platforms that already landed in the Brazilian territory might be happy with the opportunity to exploit a huge and rising market. The strategy adopted by most of them was to engage in the production of tailormade content targeted at the local consumers. The result has been the booming of the audiovisual production market in […]
Access to Information on Sporting Events: the Brazilian Approach
Automated decisions have been increasingly used by organisations for different purposes in a myriad of sectors. Decisions that were previously made by humans, such as those related to hiring and dismissing employees…