The Republic Attorney General slammed the columnist following the fallout from a news article she authored
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Jan 10, 2023 5:41 p.m
(updated at 6:41 p.m.)
The Republic Attorney General slammed the columnist following the fallout from a news article she authored
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The Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Arasprovoked the columnist Miriam Leitao, from Globo, with a sexist speech during an interview with the program Fato & Opinião, from BNews TV. The channel issued a note rejecting the prosecutor’s statements.
The matter started when the moderators quoted a text by Miriam in which she presented a letter from the Attorney General’s Office (PGR). On Sunday 8th, the day of the terrorist invasions in Brasília (DF), the journalist recalled in her column at O Globo a letter signed by the PGR in November 2022. putting an end to groups of lawyers cracking down on antidemocratic acts.
From Míriam’s perspective, Aras created only one commission reporting directly to him, replacing all other groups that had already been created in Brazil, including the Federal District Attorney’s Office.
The Attorney General not only refuted Miriam, but also personally attacked the journalist. “This lady seems to have a fetish for me, perhaps because I didn’t take the electives for her and her family. This lady was cut off from the selectivity she had in Operation Lava Jato. And their newspaper probably made more money than they did from the 8 o’clock soap opera,” Aras said.
See the moment below:
The speech of Augusto Aras, against the columnist @miriamleitaoIn the @bnews_official it is a mockery. Machismo and indecency of those who hold the office of Attorney General of the Republic. This gentleman must stand trial and be brought to the Supreme Council of Public Prosecutors. pic.twitter.com/0KsORIljRL
— Elton de Castro (@eltondcastro) January 10, 2023
“I regret this revenge, but it is the harsh reality. There is no selective leakage to any media outlet in Brazil. What exists in our management is respect for due process of law,” Aras continued.
Given the response of the interview and the provocations, Globo sent a note to BNews dismissing the Attorney General’s statements. The National Association of Newspapers (ANJ) also opposed macaws. Miriam Leitão thanks the positions but does not comment on the matter.
Read the notes in full:
The globe
“The crimes against the journalist Miriam Leitão and Jornal O Globo, expressed by the Attorney General of the Republic Augusto Aras in an interview with BNews this Monday, deserve the most absolute repudiation.
It is frightening that someone holding the highest position in the Prosecutor’s Office, the supreme guardian of the law, should violate the honor of one of the brightest and most correct professionals in Brazilian journalism. And from a newspaper with a long history of service to Brazilian democracy.
Nobody is immune to criticism neither journalists nor authorities. But nobody in the democratic constitutional state can insult in such a vile way as the Attorney General did. Aras’ offense certainly says more about him than it does about Miriam and O Globo.”
National Association of Newspapers (ANJ)
“The ANJ dismisses the attacks by the Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, against journalist Miriam Leitão in an interview with the BNews website on Monday.
The offensive nature of the demonstrations becomes even more serious when they come from an agency tasked with ensuring legal protection for the press while defending respect for the work of women journalists, who have come under the most attack in Brazil in recent years.
Finally, ANJ reiterates its solidarity with Miriam Leitão, winner of the ANJ Press Freedom Award in 2017, precisely for her enduring stance in defense of the values and principles that guide the best journalism.”
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