Bolsonaro Ordered To Pay Compensation To Journalist
Source: International Business Times
By AFP News on March 28 2021 7:58 AM
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to pay compensation to a journalist for making degrading remarks against her, according to a court document obtained by AFP on Saturday.
According to the decision by a Sao Paulo court, Bolsonaro will have to pay 20,000 reais (about $3,500) to Patricia Campos Mello, a reporter with the respected daily Folha De S. Paulo.
The judge ruled in a March 16 decision that the far-right leader had "damaged the honor of the complainant, causing moral damage."
Bolsonaro can appeal the decision.
The circumstances of the case date back to February 2020, when Bolsonaro insinuated that Campos Mello had offered sex to a source in exchange for negative information about him.
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