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In Focus: Brazil Court Ruling Underscores Risks for Photojournalists

By David Schonauer   Monday May 18, 2026

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has ordered the state of São Paulo to pay 100,000 reais (about US$20,000) in damages and a lifetime pension to a freelance photographer who was blinded in one eye while covering a protest. The ruling ends a years-long legal battle for photographer Sérgio Silva, who was …

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