Snowden's Brazilian Friend in Rio Wins a Seat as a Councilman
Snowden's Brazilian Friend in Rio Wins a Seat as a Councilman
Newsroom 08 October 2016
Brazilian activist David Miranda, a personal friend of the American whistleblower Edward Snowden, was elected to the City Council of Rio de Janeiro during the municipal elections on October 2 as a candidate for PSOL, a leftist party. Snowden had endorsed him.
Miranda is the man behind the creation of the Snowden Treaty, a campaign to protect whistleblowers. He made world news in 2013, when he was arrested in London's Heathrow airport.
The authorities wanted him to tell them where they could find Snowden, the former NSA agent who disclosed how the US had created a global spying network. Glenn Greenwald, Miranda's companion, was one of the journalists who got Snowden's information.
In a video released before Brazil's elections, Snowden criticized the political situation in Brazil and after saying he would not tell anyone on whom to vote, he added: "David Miranda is a principled man. If you back him up he will fight for you."
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http://www.brazzil.com/24099-snowden-s-brazilian-friend-in-rio-wins-a-seat-as-a-councilman
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141592306
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