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Veja (, English: see, look at) is a Brazilian weekly news magazine published in São Paulo and distributed throughout the country by media conglomerate Grupo Abril. It is the leading weekly publication in the country and one of the most influential Brazilian publishing outlets. Veja publishes articles on politics, economics, culture, world events, entertainment, and war. It also regularly includes editorial pieces related to themes like technology, ecology, and religious debate. It has recurring sections on cinema, television, practical literature, music, and guides on diverse subjects. Maringoni, Gilberto Veja vs. Chávez. Observatório de Imprensa - Ano 12 - Nº 327 - 3 May 2005 , It has been described as politically aligned with right-wing movements, though it does not describe itself as such.
During its early days, Veja was known for publishing as facts. In 1975 it declared that the Loch Ness Monster was real before ultimately recognizing the news were fake. In 1983, it re-published an April Fools' Day prank from the British magazine New Science as real. According to Veja, scientists were able to fuse the molecules of a cow and a tomato in order to produce tomato-flavored meat. Imprensa 24 September 2007 In 1989, it published a controversial piece about singer Cazuza, who was terminally ill from AIDS. It was considered of bad taste and proclaimed that the singer's legacy would not last. Entretenimento The same year, the magazine published a cover praising then presidential hopeful Fernando Collor de Mello later Impeachment for corruption.
On 2005, as part of its growing right-wing agenda, Veja defended the rejection of the prohibition of firearms in that year's referendum. According to Folha de S. Paulo columnist Barbara Gancia, Veja tried to mislead its readers presenting the referendum as a proposition of the ruling Workers' Party (PT) and its owners had a conflict of interest in campaigning against banning firearms; Veja publishing company Editora Abril was a business partner of the Birmann family, owner of the Brazilian Cartridge Company. During the same year it was responsible for several news stories about the Mensalão scandal.
Veja had a circulation of 1,086,200 copies in 2010. In April 2012, the editor of the magazine Policarpo Júnior was accused by its rival CartaCapital, based on information revealed by the Federal Police, of being a close acquaintance of casino owner Carlinhos Cachoeira (gambling is illegal in Brazil). Cachoeira was then arrested for money laundering. According to CartaCapital, Cachoeira was responsible for arranging and filming the bribery meeting in the Correios which resulted in the Mensalão scandal. Júnior and Cachoeira had exchanged over 200 phone calls during the period investigated. The circulation of the magazine was 1,071,500 copies in 2012.
In its 25 May 2007 issue, Veja ran a story on then-Brazilian Senate president, Renan Calheiros, accusing him of accepting funds from a lobbyist to pay for the child support of a daughter from an extramarital affair with journalist Monica Veloso.Romero, Simon Brazil's Power Dynamics Shifting Amid Political Scandals New York Times. 11 July 2015 During a speech in his defense given in the Senate floor, Calheiros accused Grupo Abril, Veja parent company, of having violated Brazilian corporate law in relation to its sale of 30% of the capital from its publishing arm to South African media group Naspers. Abril responded to Calheiros in a press release in which they denied all charges. Nota da Abril - 4 de setembro . Grupo Abril. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
In August 2010, the Superior Electoral Court punished Veja for pro-José Serra bias during its coverage of the 2010 presidential election. The magazine published a claim made by Serra's vice-presidential candidate Índio da Costa that the Workers' Party (PT) had ties with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. Veja was forced to publish a rebuttal note from PT.Braga, Isabel. "TSE concede ao PT direito de resposta na Revista Veja" . O Globo. 2 August 2010. Prior to the second round of the 2014 presidential election, Veja anticipated its weekly edition to publish a story claiming that both President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were aware of a misappropriation scheme inside the state oil company Petrobras. Noticias October 2014 The magazine headquarters was attacked by pro-PT protestors. Globo October 2014. Once again Veja was forced by the Supreme Electoral Court to publish a rebuttal from PT.
In July 2015 the magazine published a story claiming that federal contractor Léo Pinheiro would offer a plea bargaining claiming that Lula was aware and benefited from the aforementioned corruption case. However, Pinheiro published an article claiming that the statements attributed to him were fake. As such, Lula decided to sue Veja for moral damages. Noticias On the same issue, the magazine accused former soccer player and Senator Romário of having a bank account in the tax haven country of Switzerland. After being sought by the Senator, BSI Ltd confirmed that the documents published by Veja were fake. BSI announced that it requested an investigation of the case by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland. Noticias According to columnist Ricardo Noblat, Veja actions might have been orchestrated by the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes, once Romário is a strong contester in the upcoming municipal election.
Controversies
The magazine is often the target of criticism for its bias, including from journalists Luís Nassif in the special section of his blog and Mino Carta himself in various editions of his magazine Carta Capital. Enfim, quem é radical? (“En fin, ¿quién es radical?”). Não é preciso combater à sombra (“No es preciso combatir la sombra”). Patética mídia nativa (“Patéticos medios nativos [locales”), por Mino Carta. Mino Carta: Hoje [a Veja] é um desastre total. É um bando de facínoras (“Hoy Veja es un desastre total. Es una banda de facinerosos”). Both have filed lawsuits against the magazine and its columnists (in particular Diogo Mainardi) in relation to the accusations made by both parties.
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