Meet the Team Behind CNN Brasil: A Businessman Accused of Exploiting Slave Labor and An Executive From a Fox News-style Outlet
CNN Brasil is poised to become “Brazil’s Fox News” — in lockstep with Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing movement.
Andrew Fishman
Andrew Fishman is an investigative journalist based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He led the creation of The Intercept Brasil, where he served as managing editor for many years and is now president. His reporting focuses on Brazilian politics, the environment, and the influence of multinational corporations. His previous work focused on international politics, security, technology, and human rights, including extensive reporting on the archive of top-secret NSA documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Andrew was part of the team that broke the “Brazil Secret Archive,” which uncovered serious wrongdoing by Brazilian prosecutors and judges in the Operation Car Wash anti-corruption investigations. He won the Vladimir Herzog Award for revealing the hidden relationship between Operation Car Wash, the U.S. Justice Department, and the FBI. His work has appeared in NPR, Al Jazeera English, Jacobin, Agência Pública, Todo Notícias, and other outlets.
Andrew was part of the team that broke the “Brazil Secret Archive,” which uncovered serious wrongdoing by Brazilian prosecutors and judges in the Operation Car Wash anti-corruption investigations. He won the Vladimir Herzog Award for revealing the hidden relationship between Operation Car Wash, the U.S. Justice Department, and the FBI. His work has appeared in NPR, Al Jazeera English, Jacobin, Agência Pública, Todo Notícias, and other outlets.
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Jair Bolsonaro Is Elected President of Brazil. Read His Extremist, Far-Right Positions in His Own Words.
Jair Bolsonaro won Sunday’s election. As supporters party in the streets, many others fear he will deliver on promises of violence and political repression.
What Brazil’s Workers’ Party Needs to Do if It Hopes to Defeat Jair Bolsonaro’s Far-Right Coalition
Professor and Intercept Brasil contributor Rosana Pinheiro-Machado on what went wrong for the left in the first-round election — and what it must do to beat Jair Bolsonaro.
Ex-President Lula’s Corruption Conviction Is Upheld by Brazilian Appeals Court. Now What?
Convicted of receiving bribes for political favors, Lula still plans to announce his candidacy for president on Thursday.
Leandro Demori Joins The Intercept Brasil as Executive Editor
Demori comes from Piauí Magazine, where he was digital editor, and starts in January.
$25 Million Oil Tanker Gifted to Erdogan’s Family Is Just One of Many Revelations in the Malta Files
An investigation led by the European Investigative Collaboration network reveals Malta as a “pirate base” for EU tax evasion.
Brazil's Globo Attacks Protesting Cops to Protect Its Olympics Payday
Brazilian media conglomerate likens cops to "terrorists" for “unethically” pursuing financial self-interest, while hypocritically failing to disclose its own stakes in the story.
As Brasília’s Corruption Is Exposed, Lawmakers Try to Criminalize Dissent
Leaked secret audio recordings of Brazil’s most powerful figures have sparked a series of explosive scandals. Now, lawmakers are trying to outlaw their publication.
Andrew Cuomo and Other Democrats Launch Severe Attack on Free Speech to Protect Israel
One of the greatest free speech threats in the West is now spreading on U.S. soil.
New Political Earthquake in Brazil: Is It Now Time for Media Outlets to Call This a "Coup"?
Stunning new revelations of secret plots require a re-examination of the editorial decision to avoid using the word “coup.”