Some of the largest Brazilian media said their reporters will no longer visit the official residence of the President of Brazil – Palacio da Alvorada, where supporters of the Brazilian leader Jairo Bolsonaro in recent days, began to make verbal attacks on the media, reports Reuters.
According to the Agency, about the relevant decision was announced by the company Organizações Globo, which owns the largest Brazilian TV channel TV Globo and newspaper O Globo and Valor Economico, as well as the TV Bandeirantes and two daily Newspapers of the country – Folha de S. Paulo and Estado de S. Paulo.
It is noted that the President of Brazil "habit" to stop at the entrance to his official residence and communicate with your supporters, to do with them self and to give comments to journalists. However, in recent days, supporters Bolsonaro began to make "angry verbal attacks" on journalists: on Monday, about 60 supporters of the Brazilian leader was loudly heckled the journalists, calling them "liars" and "scoundrels".
"Folha temporarily suspend news coverage at the entrance to the palácio da Alvorada as long as the Planalto Palace (the working residence of the President – ed.) does not guarantee the security of the press", – reads the statement on the website of newspaper Folha de S. Paulo.
The statement stressed that the attacks of the supporters of Bolsonaro on journalists take place every day. Thus, according to the newspaper, he the Brazilian President on Monday also criticized members of the press. "In the day when you will be committed to the truth, I will speak with you again," said Bolsonaro, whose words are contained in the statement of the newspaper.
As noted by Reuters, the increasing attacks on journalists in Brazil comes amid the deteriorating political situation in the country, partly as a result of the crisis because of the coronavirus, which killed in Brazil for more than 20 thousand people. He Bolsonaro actively criticizes regulations limiting trade and services in the United States to combat the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19. Previously, the Brazilian leader called COVID-19 "small flu".
