Security News > 2020 > January > Brazilian Prosecutors Accuse Glenn Greenwald in Hacking Case
Brazilian prosecutors on Tuesday accused U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald of involvement in hacking the phones of officials involved in a corruption investigation, but said court rulings protecting free speech prevent them from bringing charges.
Greenwald's The Intercept Brasil published excerpts from conversations involving Justice Minister Sérgio Moro, saying they showed the then-judge was improperly coordinating with prosecutors at the time he was a judge overseeing a vast corruption investigation.
Prosecutors said in a statement that an unreleased audio links Greenwald to the group of hackers as they broke the law, terming it "Auxiliary participation in the crime" and saying he was "Seeking to subvert the idea of protection of a journalistic source into immunity to guide criminals."
Brazil's top court last year said that "The constitutional secrecy" around journalistic sources prevented the Brazilian state from using "Coercive measures" against Greenwald.
Moro has not acknowledge the veracity of the reports by The Intercept Brasil, saying they come from "Criminal invasion" of the phones of several prosecutors.