# Brazil

Government actions against journalists in Brazil

[RSF 2026 rank: 52nd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Brazil is in South America, South America. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Brazil, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=BR&tactic=outlet_licensing), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/outlet_licensing
- [Prior restraint: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=BR&tactic=prior_restraint), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/prior_restraint

## Heads of government at the time

- [Getúlio Vargas: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/getulio-vargas)

## Incidents by year

### 1939

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1939 | [Brazil's Vargas government creates a state messaging department with broad press powers](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1939-brazil-vargas-creates-dip) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | Silence | [Getúlio Vargas](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/getulio-vargas) | Reversed (January 1, 1945) |

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