{"id":21320,"date":"2020-06-10T19:59:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T19:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=21320"},"modified":"2021-04-01T17:13:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T17:13:20","slug":"organizations-condemn-obstruction-of-pandemic-data","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/organizations-condemn-obstruction-of-pandemic-data\/","title":"Organizations condemn obstruction of pandemic data","content":"

More than one hundred organizations have signed a letter calling on the branches of government to investigate and punish acts of administrative misconduct. The reason for the request is the lack of transparency by the federal government in the release of data on the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

According to the letter, the official website where data on the coronavirus in Brazil is released was offline between June 5 and 6. The electronic address now has a new site that does not report the accumulated number of cases and deaths, nor the infection and death rates per 100,000 inhabitants and lethality.<\/p>\n

The measure taken by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro also removed historical data on Covid-19 in Brazil from the SUS (public healthcare system) repository. And the Ministry of Health has announced that it will recount the number of deaths, accusing state governments of falsifying data, even though the ministry has not proved this.<\/p>\n

In the letter, the organizations highlight that the elimination of official information should be viewed with concern \u201cbecause transparency mechanisms are essential in a democratic government to permit public participation and accountability. During the pandemic, opaqueness can cost lives\u201d.<\/p>\n

On the position of the federal government in relation to Covid-19 data, the organizations condemn what they consider abuse of authority in the attempt to obstruct the right to information.<\/p>\n

The signatories of the letter are calling for the protection of the country in an appeal for the defense of transparency. According to the organizations, the federal government\u2019s attempt to control the narrative of the pandemic will come at the cost not only of democracy, but also the lives of thousands of people, especially the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

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Read the letter in full:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open Letter to the Federal Government: Opaqueness Costs Lives<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the evening of June 5 until the following day, June 6, 2020, the official website with data on Covid-19 in Brazil was offline. The new site does not contain data of fundamental importance for the proper control of the pandemic, such as the accumulated number of cases and deaths, nor does it report the infection and death rates per 100,000 inhabitants and lethality. The inability to download the official database, which would allow this information to be better shared and used, is another serious obstacle in the way of the right to public information.<\/p>\n

Retroactive measures were also taken to hinder access to information. The databases with the historical data on Covid-19 in Brazil have been removed from the SUS (public healthcare system) repository. Additionally, the Ministry of Health has announced a recount of the number of deaths, accusing state governments of falsifying data but without providing any evidence.<\/p>\n

The elimination of an official information website should be viewed with concern. The transparency mechanisms are essential in a democratic government to permit public participation and accountability. During the pandemic, opaqueness can cost lives.<\/p>\n

The case proves even more serious when President Jair Bolsonaro attributes some of the changes to a desire to undermine journalistic coverage of the pandemic, as when he was asked by reporters about the delay in the publication of the data, he replied: \u201cthere\u2019s no story for the evening news\u201d. The use of the machinery of government to attack the press, however, is nothing new to the Jair Bolsonaro government.<\/p>\n

The lack of official information on the pandemic is not just an attack on access to information, it also attacks freedom of expression and of the press. These are not isolated cases, but instead they are part of an ongoing and systematic use of the machinery of government to hinder the work of communicators, create a hostile environment for them to practice journalism and, at the same time, reduce transparency in Jair Bolsonaro\u2019s government. Furthermore, the right to knowledge of the entire Brazilian population is violated \u2013 which is particularly serious given the current public health emergency.<\/p>\n

The federal government\u2019s attempt to control the narrative of the pandemic through opaqueness and sharing information without scientific evidence or being based on reality comes at the cost not only of democracy, but also the lives of thousands of people, especially the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

The organizations listed below condemn the abuse of authority by the senior levels of the Brazilian federal government and the attempt to obstruct the right to information and journalism by hiding information of public interest. We appeal to the other branches of government to investigate and punish any acts of administrative misconduct with the utmost rigor. The times call for joint efforts to protect the country and the population, to defend transparency, freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n

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  1. ARTIGO 19<\/li>\n
  2. Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo \u2013 Abraji<\/li>\n
  3. Conectas Direitos Humanos<\/li>\n
  4. Idec \u2013 Instituto Brasileiro de Defesa do Consumidor<\/li>\n
  5. Instituto Cidades Sustent\u00e1veis<\/li>\n
  6. Instituto de Governo Aberto (IGA)<\/li>\n
  7. Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social<\/li>\n
  8. Instituto N\u00e3o Aceito Corrup\u00e7\u00e3o<\/li>\n
  9. Open Knowledge Brasil<\/li>\n
  10. Transpar\u00eancia Brasil<\/li>\n
  11. Transpar\u00eancia Partid\u00e1ria<\/li>\n
  12. Abong \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Organiza\u00e7\u00f5es N\u00e3o Governamentais<\/li>\n
  13. ACT Promo\u00e7\u00e3o da Sa\u00fade<\/li>\n
  14. A\u00e7\u00e3o Educativa<\/li>\n
  15. Agenda P\u00fablica<\/li>\n
  16. Alian\u00e7a Nacional LGBTI+<\/li>\n
  17. AMARRIBO Brasil<\/li>\n
  18. AMASA \u2013 Amigos Associados de Anal\u00e2ndia<\/li>\n
  19. ANDI \u2013 Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o e Direitos<\/li>\n
  20. ABI \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Imprensa<\/li>\n
  21. Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Casa dos Meninos<\/li>\n
  22. Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Especialistas em Pol\u00edticas P\u00fablicas do Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo (AEPPSP)<\/li>\n
  23. Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Ju\u00edzes para a Democracia<\/li>\n
  24. Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Mundial de R\u00e1dios Comunit\u00e1rias \u2013 Amarc Brasil<\/li>\n
  25. Atados<\/li>\n
  26. CENPEC Educa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/li>\n
  27. Centro de Conviv\u00eancia \u00c9 de Lei<\/li>\n
  28. Cl\u00ednica De Direitos Humanos Luiz Gama \u2013 Faculdade de Direito<\/li>\n
  29. CMEAR<\/li>\n
  30. Confedera\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional das Carreiras e Atividades T\u00edpicas de Estado (CONACATE)<\/li>\n
  31. Congresso em Foco<\/li>\n
  32. Contas Abertas<\/li>\n
  33. CLP \u2013 Lideran\u00e7a P\u00fablica<\/li>\n
  34. Creative Commons Brasil<\/li>\n
  35. Datapedia<\/li>\n
  36. Delibera Brasil Coletivo<\/li>\n
  37. Educafro<\/li>\n
  38. Fiquem Sabendo<\/li>\n
  39. Foaesp \u2013 F\u00f3rum das Ong Aids do Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo<\/li>\n
  40. Franca Transparente<\/li>\n
  41. Frente Favela Brasil<\/li>\n
  42. Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Avina<\/li>\n
  43. Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Tide Setubal<\/li>\n
  44. Gestos \u2013 Soropositividade, Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o e G\u00eanero<\/li>\n
  45. Goianas na Urna<\/li>\n
  46. Grupo de Pesquisa em Corrup\u00e7\u00e3o, Desonestidade e Comportamento \u00c9tico (UnB)<\/li>\n
  47. Grupo Dignidade<\/li>\n
  48. Hivos \u2013 Instituto Humanista para Coopera\u00e7\u00e3o e Desenvolvimento<\/li>\n
  49. InPACTO \u2013 Instituto do Pacto Nacional pela Erradica\u00e7\u00e3o do Trabalho Escravo<\/li>\n
  50. Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV)<\/li>\n
  51. Instituto Cidade Democr\u00e1tica<\/li>\n
  52. Instituto de Estudos Socioecon\u00f4micos \u2013 INESC<\/li>\n
  53. Instituto Democracia e Sustentabilidade \u2013 IDS<\/li>\n
  54. Instituto Esporte Mais \u2013 IEMais<\/li>\n
  55. Instituto Nossa Ilh\u00e9us<\/li>\n
  56. Instituto Socioambiental \u2013 ISA<\/li>\n
  57. Instituto \u03b2eta: Internet & Democracia \u2013 I\u03b2IDEM<\/li>\n
  58. Interc\u00e2mbio Internacional de Liberdade de Express\u00e3o (IFEX \u2013 ALC)<\/li>\n
  59. Intervozes \u2013 Coletivo Brasil de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o Social<\/li>\n
  60. LabHacker<\/li>\n
  61. Laborat\u00f3rio de Inova\u00e7\u00e3o em Pol\u00edticas P\u00fablicas do Rio de Janeiro (Labipp)<\/li>\n
  62. Lute Sem Fronteiras<\/li>\n
  63. Mapa Educa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/li>\n
  64. Minas Programam<\/li>\n
  65. Move Social<\/li>\n
  66. Movimento Acredito<\/li>\n
  67. Movimento do Minist\u00e9rio P\u00fablico Democr\u00e1tico<\/li>\n
  68. Movimento Popular de Sa\u00fade \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo<\/li>\n
  69. Movimento Voto Consciente<\/li>\n
  70. N\u00facleo Empreender Social \u2013 ACIBALC<\/li>\n
  71. Observat\u00f3rio do Maraj\u00f3<\/li>\n
  72. Observat\u00f3rio para a Qualidade da Lei (UFMG)<\/li>\n
  73. Observat\u00f3rio Pol\u00edtico e Socioambiental \u2013 Instituto OPS<\/li>\n
  74. Observat\u00f3rio Social de Bel\u00e9m<\/li>\n
  75. Observat\u00f3rio Social de Bras\u00edlia<\/li>\n
  76. Oxfam Brasil<\/li>\n
  77. Plan International Brasil<\/li>\n
  78. PonteAponte<\/li>\n
  79. Projeto Sa\u00fade e Alegria<\/li>\n
  80. Rede Conhecimento Social<\/li>\n
  81. Rede Justi\u00e7a Criminal<\/li>\n
  82. Rede Nacional de Observat\u00f3rios da Imprensa (RENOI)<\/li>\n
  83. Rede Nacional de Pessoas Vivendo com HIV e Aids \u2013 RNP+Brasil<\/li>\n
  84. Rede pela Transpar\u00eancia e Participa\u00e7\u00e3o Social \u2013 RETPS<\/li>\n
  85. Revista AzMina<\/li>\n
  86. Sardinhas do Vale<\/li>\n
  87. TETO Brasil<\/li>\n
  88. Transpar\u00eancia Capixaba<\/li>\n
  89. Transpar\u00eancia Eleitoral Brasil<\/li>\n
  90. Turma do Bem<\/li>\n
  91. Vote Nelas<\/li>\n
  92. WWF Brasil \u2013 World Wide Fund for Nature<\/li>\n
  93. Associa\u00e7\u00e3o da Auditoria de Controle Externo do Tribunal de Contas da Uni\u00e3o (AUD-TCU)<\/li>\n
  94. Legisla Brasil<\/li>\n
  95. \u00a0Observat\u00f3rio Social do Brasil \u2013 Jacare\u00ed\/SJCampos<\/li>\n
  96. Projetos Integrados de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel- PIDS S\u00e3o Paulo<\/li>\n
  97. Departamento Jur\u00eddico XI de Agosto<\/li>\n
  98. Instituto Sou da Paz<\/li>\n
  99. Instituto de Manejo e Certifica\u00e7\u00e3o Florestal e Agr\u00edcola \u2013 IMAFLORA<\/li>\n
  100. Engajamundo<\/li>\n
  101. Sustenidos Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o Social de Cultura<\/li>\n
  102. F\u00f3rum Ong aids RS<\/li>\n
  103. Instituto Soma Brasil<\/li>\n
  104. Observat\u00f3rio Direitos Humanos e Crise Covid-19<\/li>\n
  105. Justi\u00e7a Global<\/li>\n
  106. Terra de Direitos<\/li>\n
  107. Parceria Brasileira Contra a Tuberculose \u2013 Stop TB Brasil \u2013 SC<\/li>\n
  108. Instituto Update<\/li>\n
  109. Portal Transpar\u00eancia e Governo Aberto<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>
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