Décio Sá had become one of the most influential journalists in the northern Brazilian state of Maranhão ever since launching his own news blog in 2006. Though he worked for O Estado de Maranhão, the state’s largest newspaper, he made a name for himself by writing Blog do Décio, which covered politics and organized crime.
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