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Luiz Fernando Toledo
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Reporter, BBC News
London
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Biography
Brazilian data/investigative journalist and researcher with a proven track record in producing impactful stories and journalistic projects for major news organizations, non-profits and universities. Currently based in London, after working from São Paulo, New York and Washington DC. My work has contributed to saving public funds, shedding light on critical public policy issues, and holding wrongdoers accountable, including: Exposed a network of child pornography sites, resulting in the arrest of one of the website owners (https://www.estadao.com.br/brasil/sites-pornograficos-lucram-ao-expor-imagens-roubadas-de-menores-de-idade/); Revealed specific failures in environmental inspections, leading to new investigations against offenders and resulting in fines totaling US$ 300,000 (https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/desmatamento-amazonia-embargos-icmbio/); Uncovered how Brazilian timber, Ipê, was smuggled to the US, leading to the arrest of seven people (https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/materia/a-conexao-2/); Disclosed, for the first time, the invoice details for presidential corporate card expenses in Brazil (https://ijnet.org/pt-br/story/como-foram-revelados-os-gastos-do-ex-presidente-do-brasil%C2%A0); Unveiled a fraudulent bid in São Paulo, prompting the government to conduct a new bid and save R$ 15 million (https://www.estadao.com.br/educacao/denuncia-do-estado-faz-prefeitura-abrir-nova-licitacao-e-economizar-r-15-2-mi/); Exposed illegal benefits paid to high-level officials in a public university, leading to an investigation (https://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/agencia-estado/2018/04/17/mp-pede-que-reitores-e-cupula-da-unesp-e-usp-devolvam-diarias.htm); Revealed illegal charter activities, leading to the revocation of a company’s license and the seizure of several aircraft (https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/nacional/piratas-do-ar-a-farra-do-taxi-aereo-clandestino-no-brasil/). My journalistic work and research have received financial support from organizations such as The Brown Institute for Media Innovation (Columbia and Stanford universities), National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Google News Initiative, Muckrock Foundation, Gabo Foundation, Earth Journalism Network, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (University of Oxford), Ling Foundation, and others.
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BBC News
London, England, United Kingdom
+44 20 8743 8000
Founded: 1922