Search: funding and ownership pressure in South America, national level
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CountryArgentina, RSF 2026 rank: 98th of 180Brazil, RSF 2026 rank: 52nd of 180Ecuador, RSF 2026 rank: 125th of 180Peru
ContinentSouth America
TacticFunding and ownership pressure 4Licensing and closure of outlets 2Insult and defamation laws 1Prior restraint 1
LevelNational 4
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 2024 | Milei's government shuts down Argentina's state news agency Telam | Argentina (RSF 2026 rank: 98th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Javier Milei | Sustained |
| 25 June 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 (20 February 2019) |
| July 1997 | Peru strips television station owner Baruch Ivcher of his citizenship after critical reporting | Peru (RSF rank: not recorded) | Funding and ownership pressure | Alberto Fujimori | Sustained |
| 13 December 1968 | Brazil's military government decrees the Fifth Institutional Act and moves to control the press | Brazil (RSF 2026 rank: 52nd of 180) | Prior restraint | Artur da Costa e Silva | Unknown |