Brazilian police to charge journalist for privacy breach

Maira Magro reports:

The Federal Police are working to indict journalist Amaury Ribeiro Júnior for his alleged role in violating the financial privacy of individuals linked to opposition presidential candidate José Serra, O Estado de S. Paulo and O Globo report.

In statements to the police, Ribeiro confirmed that he paid a mediator to obtain documents from the Trade Board in São Paulo, but he denied claims that he was attempting to buy confidential information, Correio Braziliense explains.

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