The Intercept Brazil reported allegations that Sérgio Moro, the judge who’d overseen Lula’s case, had colluded with prosecutors to convict him. Moro sentenced Lula, who was running for president and leading in the polls, to nine years in prison. Greenwald told The Washington Post last year that the messages were given to him by a person he would not identify. ADThe charges against Greenwald have alarmed Brazilian journalists and press-freedom advocates, who see the case as a test for the media. Our democracy is in danger.”ADBrazilian author and journalist Eugenio Bucci said the accusations against Greenwald could violate Brazil’s constitutional guarantee of confidentiality between sources and journalists.

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2020 17:33 UTC