Greenwald accused of helping hackers who obtained cellphone messages between leading figures in anti-corruption investigationBrazilian federal prosecutors have charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald for cybercrimes in a decision which has prompted outrage among press freedom activists – and celebration by allies of the far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil must reveal investigations into journalist Glenn Greenwald, court says Read moreGreenwald, who lives in Rio de Janeiro, won a Pulitzer prize for leading the Guardian’s reporting on National Security Agency (NSA) spying revealed by Edward Snowden. “We’re going to defend a free press, not be intimidated by authorities abusing their power. Bolsonaro’s congressman son, Eduardo, tweeted: “Glenn Greenwald always said that he loved Brazil and wanted to get to know the country in depth. There is no democracy without a free press, and defenders of the press everywhere should be deeply concerned about Bolsonaro’s latest authoritarian move.”

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2020 17:45 UTC