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newspaper reported that an investigation by a division of the Brazilian Ministry of the Economy identified R$ 2.5 million in suspicious transactions in Miranda's personal bank account during a one year period from 2018 to 2019, including deposits from current and former employees. As a result,
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both described the investigation against Miranda as borne out of a spirit of police state and political persecution. A few days afterwards, Miranda and Greenwald opened their bank accounts for public access, and challenged the Bolsonaro family to follow suit.
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opened an investigation into his finances. According to media reports, investigators suspected Miranda of "concealing the origin" of the funds and participating in an illegal practice known as "
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councillors in Rio's history. Miranda focused primarily on the issues of the LGBT community and other marginalized segments of the Rio population. Miranda and his family travelled in a
248:; 10 May 1985 – 9 May 2023) was a Brazilian politician. He was a Federal Congressman representing the state of Rio de Janeiro, serving from 2019 until 2023, and was affiliated with the 719: 388:. When Wyllys, an LGBT member, announced in January 2019 that he had left the country due to death threats, Miranda, who was also a PSOL member, took Wyllys' place in the 357:, and obtained her commitment to extend asylum to Snowden if elected. Numerous public Brazilian figures supported the campaign, which failed to convince the government of 1408: 1453: 299:
In August 2013, Miranda was carrying a thumb drive with classified material provided by Edward Snowden when he was detained by the British government at London's
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to Edward Snowden and worked with Greenwald, to publish the revelations contained in Snowden's leaks detailing mass surveillance by the
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found that the provision of the Terrorism Act used for Miranda's detention was "incompatible with the
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Soon after they first met, Greenwald encouraged Miranda's return to education and he graduated from
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He sued the British government over his detention, but in 2014 it was ruled lawful by the UK
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on a layover between Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. The material had been given to Miranda by
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On 22 January 2022, Miranda announced that he was leaving the PSOL and joining the
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uncovering corruption and political bias among Brazilian prosecutors and judges
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reporting Greenwald was engaged in, Miranda disclosed that he had begun taking
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and that he and Greenwald rarely left their home, and when so only with hired
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Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state)
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Miranda was hospitalized on 6 August 2022 at Clínica São Vicente, in
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Travis, Alan; Taylor, Matthew; Wintour, Patrick (19 February 2014).
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Miranda led the campaign for the Brazilian government to grant
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magazine as one of the world's next generation of new leaders.
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In 2018, Miranda was elected as a substitute for PSOL deputy
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beach in February 2005 when he knocked over the drink of
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Savage, Charlie; Schwirtz, Michael (18 August 2013).
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Miranda also played a key role in 1195:from the original on 11 August 2019 980:(in Brazilian Portuguese). Brasília 774:Greenwald, Glenn (19 August 2013). 722:from the original on 31 August 2014 533: 523:, expressed sorrow over his death. 364: 336:European convention on human rights 13: 1394:21st-century Brazilian politicians 1389:21st-century Brazilian LGBT people 888:Milhorance, Flávia (14 May 2023). 638:Bernstein, Fred A. (10 May 2023). 605:Bernstein, Fred A. (11 May 2018). 569:Miranda, David (22 January 2022). 14: 1470: 1289: 1175:Londoño, Ernesto (20 July 2019). 1004:Londoño, Ernesto (20 July 2019). 972:Maia, Gustavo (24 January 2019). 849:Bowcott, Owen (19 January 2016). 624: 1356: 1344: 1332: 1320: 959:"Rio e SP terão vereadores gays" 472: 369:In 2016, Miranda and his friend 237:David Michael dos Santos Miranda 135:David Michael dos Santos Miranda 16:Brazilian politician (1985–2023) 1168: 1142: 1124: 1106: 1080: 1054: 1028: 965: 951: 937: 919: 842: 808: 467:2022 Brazilian general election 461:(PDT) and endorsing its leader 204: 1118:Reinaldo Azevedo's UOL webpage 790: 767: 734: 271:In 2019, Miranda was named by 1: 681:Nugent, Ciara (16 May 2019). 526: 353:, the PSOL candidate for the 1240:Phillips, Tom (9 May 2023). 281:Global surveillance activism 7: 929:(in Brazilian Portuguese). 479:Jacarezinho, Rio de Janeiro 254:Socialism and Liberty Party 10: 1475: 1444:Afro-Brazilian LGBT people 1404:Brazilian LGBT journalists 510:gastrointestinal infection 373:were elected as the first 284: 245:[ˈdejvidʒmiˈɾɐ̃dɐ] 18: 1414:Brazilian gay politicians 577:(in Brazilian Portuguese) 521:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 266:global surveillance leaks 230: 222: 214: 189: 176: 165: 151: 130: 125: 121: 111: 100: 93: 83: 72: 65: 61: 49: 42: 499: 449:and center-right pundit 347:National Security Agency 303:under Schedule 7 of the 23:, the first or maternal 459:Democratic Labour Party 250:Democratic Labour Party 477:Miranda was raised in 415:On 11 September 2019, 296: 161:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 147:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1419:Brazilian gay writers 1399:Afro-Brazilian people 294: 285:Further information: 1138:. 11 September 2019. 933:. 17 December 2013. 645:The Washington Post 571:"Tempos de mudança" 390:Chamber of Deputies 349:(NSA). 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Index

Portuguese name
family name

Federal Deputy
Rio de Janeiro
Councillor
Rio de Janeiro
PDT
PSOL
Glenn Greenwald
[ˈdejvidʒmiˈɾɐ̃dɐ]
Democratic Labour Party
Socialism and Liberty Party
Rio de Janeiro
Edward Snowden
global surveillance leaks
Time
Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)

Heathrow Airport
Terrorism Act 2000
Laura Poitras
Glenn Greenwald
GCHQ
Guantánamo
High Court
Court of Appeal
European convention on human rights
political asylum
National Security Agency

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