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Brazil's Bolsonaro under fire for misleading tweet on media
Anna Jean Kaiser and Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Updated 7:03 pm CDT, Monday, March 11, 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The tumultuous relationship between President Jair Bolsonaro and the media heated up Monday, after the far-right leader criticized a journalist who has written damaging pieces about the first family for one of Brazil's largest newspapers.
Bolsonaro sent a misleading tweet Sunday night saying Constanca Rezende of the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo had been recorded saying she wanted to ruin the life of Bolsonaro's son, Flavio, and impeach the president.
Rezende has reported on a case of alleged corruption that has cast a shadow over the initial months of the administration. The case involves alleged irregular payments to Flavio Bolsonaro, a senator who is Bolsonaro's eldest son, as well as to Bolsonaro's wife, Michelle Bolsonaro.
Flavio and Jair Bolsonaro deny any wrongdoing and say they are being politically persecuted.
In the tweet, Brazil's president also said journalists like Rezende wanted "to topple the government with blackmail, disinformation and leaks."
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Brazil-s-Bolsonaro-under-fire-for-misleading-13680157.php