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O Globo, Brazil's media giant viewed by nearly half the country's population, has forced YouTube to pull a video that showed its obvious bias against President Dilma Rousseff.
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David Miranda, a Brazilian journalist and partner of The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald, wrote an opinion piece for that site which elucidated Joao Roberto Marinho's Globo Group's pro-impeachment stance. One of the most damning instances of bias came in the form of a video showing William Bonner, a correspondent for Globo-owned Jornal Nacional, defending "Globo’s coverage as unbiased while simultaneously glorifying pro-impeachment protests," according to Miranda.
Although Miranda says the video had been online "for months," it was taken down for "copyright" infringement in the hours following the publication of The intercept's article.
Brazil is currently embroiled in the largest bribery scandal in the nation's history. Widespread corruption was found in the state-owned petroleum company, Petrobras. Leaders of both Rousseff's Workers' Party and the right-wing opposition, along with major businessmen, have been implicated.
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However, opponents are trying to tie her impeachment to the Petrobras scandal but Rousseff has not been accused of involvement. The opposition accuses her of misallocation of government funds in order to hide budget shortfalls.
The legality of her impeachment is still being debated.
Miranda alleges that the "internet is threatening Globo’s dominance," and that's why it is "lashing out" at those voicing opinions in support of Rousseff. "Brazilians can now read articles in foreign papers … that provide information far beyond the narrow range of opinion permitted by Globo," he says.
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