Brazilian prosecutors charge journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes
(The Guardian World News)

Greenwald accused of helping hackers who obtained cellphone messages between leading figures in anti-corruption investigationBrazilian federal prosecutors have indicted the American journalist Glenn Greenwald for cybercrimes, alleging he `helped, encouraged and guided` a group of hackers who obtained cellphone messages between leading figures in Brazil´s mammoth Car Wash anti-corruption investigation.The leaks, subsequently published in several stories on the investigative site the Intercept Brazil, which Greenwald co-founded, appeared to show collusion between then judge Sérgio Moro and prosecutors and exacerbated questions of political bias of the investigations. Moro was subsequently named justice minister by the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. Continue reading...