Judge Raquel Machado Carleial de Andrade, of the 20th Civil Court, condemned journalist Paulo Cezar de Andrade Prado to pay compensation of $ 10,000 to. The sentence was published on Friday (22).
Prado is responsible for the. In addition to the indemnity, he had to remove two reports from his blog with reference to Dian. The journalist’s lawyers say they will appeal the decision.
In the action, the office of lawyer Fernando José da Costa, who defends Dian, states that the blog lies and that makes hints that Dian is linked to organized crime.
Lawyers also mention that the journalist responds to a dozen cases of slander, defamation and injury, and has been
In her decision, the judge stated that Paulinho invoked the tolerance of public figures to criticism. “However, the application of such concepts requires that the manifestation, albeit caustic, be backed by true facts or, at least, in a diligent and good faith investigation,” wrote the magistrate.
“It must be emphasized, as appropriate, that it tarnals the author’s honor, given the position he occupies, to check the performance of the Civil Police itself,” he continued.
Sought by the column, the defense of Paulinho stated that “decision judged, in a very technical way, the
Past “of the journalist, who has been the victim of judicial harassment in Brazil.
“We understand that the decision directly violates the constitutional principles of freedom of expression and freedom of the press, non -negotiable pillars of the Democratic Rule of Law,” says the note signed by the lawyers of Paulinho, Diogo Flora, André Matheus and Lucas Mourão.
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