# Claim 851

The United States Embassy reported that government sources said the plan was to ease press restrictions on newspapers gradually, with suggestions of self-restraint already made to editors.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: The United States Embassy reported that government sources said the plan was to ease press restrictions on newspapers gradually, with suggestions of self-restraint already made to editors.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Plan to ease restrictions gradually
- About: [incident 1968-brazil-institutional-act-five-press-controls](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1968-brazil-institutional-act-five-press-controls)
- Source: Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, Volume XXXI, Document 240. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v31/d240
- Publisher: Office of the Historian, United States Department of State
- Method: primary document
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1968-12-20

## Quotation from the source

> Various government sources tell us plan is to ease censorship gradually. Suggestions of self-censorship have already been made.

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