Alerts | Physical attack by public

Two journalists of NSC TV in Brazil attacked while covering COVID-19 restrictions

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NSC TV Journalist Bárbara Barbosa and cameraman Renato Soder were harassed by a group of people while reporting on lockdown violations in Florianópolis on November 2. The reporter’s phone was snatched and she suffered injury to her arms while retreiving her phone. The incident was recorded by the cameraman and the TV station lodged a police complaint.

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