Image copyright Getty Images Brazilian authorities are seeking to bring charges against Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who published Edward Snowden’s intelligence agency leaks.
Mr Greenwald has been accused of “helping guiding and encouraging” a criminal group that hacked into the phones of Brazilian officials.
The journalist had recently published stories describing private messages between public prosecutors.
At this point, federal public prosecutors have proposed the charges.
However, a judge still needs to decide whether to formally indict him.
Six other individuals have also been accused of illegal telephone interceptions and conspiracy among other related crimes.
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