Search in South America, national level, outcome reversed
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
3 incidents match this view.
Country: Argentina, RSF 2026 rank: 98th of 180 Brazil, RSF 2026 rank: 52nd of 180 Ecuador, RSF 2026 rank: 125th of 180
Continent: South America
Tactic: Prior restraint (2) Funding and ownership pressure (1) Insult and defamation laws (1) Detention and violence (1) Licensing and closure of outlets (1)
Stage: Pressure (1) Silence (1) Eliminate (1)
Outcome: Reversed (3)
Level: National (3)
Head of government: Getúlio Vargas Jorge Rafael Videla Rafael Correa
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2013 | Ecuador's Organic Communication Law creates a regulator that issues hundreds of sanctions against journalists and outlets | Ecuador (RSF 2026 rank: 125th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Rafael Correa | Reversed (February 20, 2019) |
| March 24, 1976 | Argentina's military junta threatens journalists with prison for reporting on its opponents | Argentina (RSF 2026 rank: 98th of 180) | Detention and violence | Jorge Rafael Videla | Reversed (December 10, 1983) |
| 1939 | Brazil's Vargas government creates a state messaging department with broad press powers | Brazil (RSF 2026 rank: 52nd of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Getúlio Vargas | Reversed (January 1, 1945) |