Rio Militias: The Paradox of the Police State

Marina Maggessi: Diehard. Authorized hagiography. Editora Objetiva (Grupo Prisa-Santillana), 2008.

Item: CPI das Milícias vai convidar deputados Itagiba e Maggessi para depor (G1/Globo).
The commission of inquiry into “militias” in the state legislative assembly of Rio de Janeiro summons two members of the commission of inquiry into wiretapping in the federal congress to explain why communities dominated [...]

Rio’s GatoNet: A Case Study in Heavily Armed Rent-Seeking Behavior By an Ad Hoc Public-Private Partnership

Jornal Hoje (Globo) TV newscast, Rio de Janeiro: A resident of a community dominated until recently by a militia — a paramilitary criminal organization run by police, firemen, prison guards, and the odd member of the armed forces — describes the terms of your contract with one of the militia’s prime business enterprises: GatoNet, or [...]

Globo: You Live by the Leak, You Die by the Leak

Globo: The all-seeing pinball within a pinball

Globo ‘conscientiza’ elenco a evitar mídia: Folha de S. Paulo TV columnist Daniel Castro reports that the Globo network is “raising consciousness” among its stable of creative professionals about the need to avoid talking with the press.
According to Castro, Globo management is angry that its employees are washing the [...]

“Squid Complains of Tupi TV Addiction to Untruth”

“The Authoritarian Temptation: The PT’s attempts to monitor and control the press, television and culture.” Editoral Abril has cronyist $0 wireless spectrum concessions it does not want to see put back out for competitive bidding. It also controls 100% of print distribution in São Paulo. 100%! Cadê CADE?

The Brazilian journalist does not feel free to [...]