Overview
- The Justice Ministry formalized the protocol at the Palácio do Planalto on Tuesday, with Minister Wellington César Lima e Silva signing it.
- The rules standardize how Brazil’s Unified Public Security System handles cases from the first report through evidence collection.
- The measures require urgent protection for victims and families and protect source secrecy during inquiries.
- ABERT reports about 2,500 online attacks on journalists per day in 2025, a 35% jump, with artificial intelligence used to fuel hostility toward professional media.
- Officials say success now depends on rolling the guidance out across security forces with support from ANJ, RSF, ABERT, Fenaj, Abraji and other groups.