São PauloThe US approved $30,000 for a Curitiba free-speech think tank.
Instituto Sivis says speech is declining in Brazil, and Washington accuses the Supreme Court of censorship.
The São Paulo consulate approved it on 23 September for a First Amendment course for 150 students.
USAspending.org removed the grant’s details days later, and no one has confirmed the money was paid.
The State Department says programmes in its $1 million Brazil fund remain under active review.
How each outlet framed it
- Agência Pública
- profiles Instituto Sivis's Jamil Assis on self-censorship in Brazil, linking the Nashville summit to a US$1M State Department fund for NGOs
Sources: Agência Pública