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Brazilian journalism rights and regulation advocacy

Overview

The National Federation of Journalists (Fenaj) has engaged in advocacy directed at presidential and congressional candidates in Brazil, seeking to address labor and digital challenges facing the profession.

Fenaj has called for the establishment of a national minimum wage for journalists, the prevention of ‘pejotização’—a practice used to bypass labor laws—and the creation of a National Fund for Journalism Support (Funajor) through taxes on multinational digital platforms. The federation expressed concern that US-based platforms and artificial intelligence threaten Brazilian sovereignty and economic stability by utilizing content without fair compensation. Additionally, Fenaj has advocated for the strengthening of the Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) to protect editorial autonomy.

In addition to these policy demands, Fenaj and other organizations have condemned political attacks against journalists, specifically citing an incident where Minas Gerais Governor Mateus Simões reportedly labeled journalist Tatiana Lagôa ‘disloyal’ and ‘ideological’ during a televised interview regarding environmental licensing.

Entities

Fenaj · Brasil · Mateus Simões · Samira de Castro · Congresso Nacional

Timeline

  1. 6 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Fenaj demands journalist protections and condemns political attacks

    Brazilian journalism entities are demanding labor rights and platform regulation while condemning political attacks on journalists during election cycles.

  2. 8 days ago

    [POLITICS] 21 sources
    Fenaj demands journalist rights and digital regulation in letters to candidates

    Fenaj has sent open letters to Brazilian presidential and congressional candidates, demanding labor rights, digital platform regulation, and a national minimum wage for journalists.

Sources

acessa.com · ccnnews.com.br · destakjornal.com.br · hopkinsmedicine.org · itapevinoticias.jor.br · jcatibaia.com.br · nitronewsbrasil.com.br · noticiaja.com · oinformante.blog.br · poa24horas.com.br · portalcorreiodoagreste.com.br · portalgilbertosilva.com.br · rpnews.com.br · salvadornoticia.com · sidneysilva.com.br · sjpmg.org.br · spacemoney.com.br · tconline.com.br · tribunadaserra.com.br · tribunapr.com.br · tvoevangelho.com.br · ubirataonline.com.br · vivergoias.com.br