Brazils First Lady Marcela Temer has been a victim of extortion. A hacker entered into her phone and e-mail accounts, threatening to pull President Temers name through the mud. The First Family reacted quickly. The State Court in Braslia, at the request of the President, has prevented media outlets from publishing any content acquired during the hack. Its a textbook case of censorship.

The hacker, Silvonei Jos de Jesus Souza, was convicted to five years in prison. He demanded 300,000 Brazilian Reals to not publishmessages exchanged by the First Lady. On Friday, newspaperFolha de S.Paulo described some of the messages the hacker sent Marcela Temer. He declared that they would ruin the Presidents reputation, as they suggested Temer had done something immoral or even illegal.

Today, a judge issued a ruling that forbids media outlets from printing the contents of the threat. In fact, disobeying the ruling results in a hefty $160,000 fine.

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