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Harassed
April 17
Marisa Romeo, TV Liberal, HARASSED
Jonias Cardoso, TV Liberal, HARASSED
Raimundo Marinho, TV Liberal, HARASSED
Romeo, a reporter with the television station TV Liberal; Cardoso, a cameraman with the station; and Marinho, Cardoso's assistant, had their video material confiscated by police and were forced to leave the area after they had filmed a confrontation between the police and landless peasants in the northern state of Para. Following widespread protests in the Brazilian press, the videotapes were returned and then broadcast on television.
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