‘Bolso shows all signs of fascism’: the journalist who predicted Brazil’s future – and paid the ultimate price
British journalist Dom Phillips warned that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s policies would endanger reporters and accelerate deforestation in the Amazon, noting the president’s sons held even more extreme views. Phillips later was murdered while investigating illegal logging, confirming his fears about the hostile environment for journalists under Bolsonaro’s administration. His killing sparked international condemnation and renewed calls for protection of press freedom in Brazil.