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Brazil in 2019: Free speech and privacy in the crosshairs. What are the threats? (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 5, 2019

Jair Bolsonaro's election reflects greater support for a conservative agenda likely to jeopardize free expression and privacy safeguards.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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