{"product_id":"securing-democracy-my-fight-for-press-freedom-and-justice-in-bolsonaros-brazil-9781642594508","title":"Securing Democracy: My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Bolsonaro's Brazil","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald writes in this gripping new book, \"a series of events commenced that once again placed me at the heart of a sustained and explosive journalistic controversy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew reporting by Greenwald and his team of Brazilian journalists brought to light stunning information about grave corruption, deceit, and wrongdoing by the most powerful political actors in Brazil, his home since 2005.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories, based on a massive trove of previously undisclosed telephone calls, audio, and text shared by an anonymous source, came to light only months after the January 2019 inauguration of Brazil 's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe revelations \"had an explosive impact on Brazilian politics\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e) and prompted serious rancor, including direct attacks by President Bolsonaro himself, and ultimately an attempt by the government to criminally prosecute Greenwald for his reporting. \"A wave of death threats--in a country where political violence is commonplace--have poured in, preventing me from ever leaving my house for any reason without armed guards and an armored vehicle,\" Greenwald writes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecuring Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a fascinating ride through Brazilian politics as Greenwald, his husband, the left-wing Congressman David Miranda, and a powerful opposition movement courageously challenge political corruption, homophobia, and tyranny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile coming at serious personal costs for himself and his family, Greenwald writes, \"I have no doubt at all that the revelations we were able to bring to the public strengthened Brazilian democracy in an enduring and fundamental way. I believe we righted wrongs, reversed injustices, and exposed grave corruption.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story, he concludes, \"highlights the power of transparency and the reason why a free press remains the essential linchpin for securing democracy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenn Greenwald, a former constitutional lawyer and co-founder of \u003cem\u003eThe Intercept\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Intercept Brasil\u003c\/em\u003e, has earned numerous awards for his commentary and investigative journalism, including the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, the George Polk Award for national security reporting and Brazil's Vladimir Herzog Human Rights Award in 2020. His 2014 book\u003cem\u003e No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the US Security State\u003c\/em\u003e (Metropolitan Books) was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, and his forthcoming book, \u003cem\u003eSecuring Democracy: My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Bolsonaro's Brazil\u003c\/em\u003e will be published by Haymarket Books on April 6, 2021. He currently publishes his journalism and commentary at Substack and is a columnist for the Brazilian journal Carta Capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50922598564114,"sku":"9781642594508","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_03f26e62-8fbb-4d00-9871-9fb8ff65751d.jpg?v=1738934068","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/securing-democracy-my-fight-for-press-freedom-and-justice-in-bolsonaros-brazil-9781642594508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}