独立网站 Tapajós de Fato 的联合创始人表示，这一决定是为了保护记者及其家人的安全。
四年前，在巴西上届总统选举期间，Tapajós de Fato（一家位于巴西亚马逊地区的独立新闻网站）用于报道的皮卡车轮胎被割破。
Co-founder of independent website Tapajós de Fato said decision was made to protect journalists and their families Four years ago, during Brazil’s last presidential election, the tyres were slashed on the pickup truck used for reporting by Tapajós de Fato, an independent journalism website in the Brazilian Amazon.
几天后，该网站创始人之一马科斯·韦斯利·佩德罗索（Marcos Wesley Pedroso）的停车位旁出现了一颗被割下的猫头，旁边还留有一张写有他名字的纸条，警告他将是下一个目标。
Days later, a cat’s severed head was left next to the car park, alongside a note bearing the name of one of the site’s founders, Marcos Wesley Pedroso, and a warning that he would be next.