Latin American Journalists Face New Oppression
• NY TimesThe court’s action, in late July in the midst of a drawn-out battle in
the Senate over Mr. Sarney’s future, immediately raised cries of
censorship. It was widely seen here as a setback after important
strides in removing restrictions to a free press, including a decision in April by Brazil’s Supreme Court to strike down a dictatorship-era law that imposed harsh penalties for slander and libel.
