Reuters journalist Adriano Machado testified on Tuesday before a Brazilian congressional inquiry into riots in the capital Brasilia on Jan. 8, when his photographs for the news agency showed vandals ransacking the inside of the presidential palace.
over the riots, just a week after the inauguration of his rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.into the matter, which will eventually produce a written report and may suggest that prosecutors bring criminal charges.
Machado was one of a few photojournalists to take pictures inside the Planalto presidential palace as invaders smashed its doors, windows and furnishings. Some opposition lawmakers have focused on a portion of security footage showing him taking pictures to suggest the scenes were staged. “I carried out my work correctly, with integrity, independence and freedom from bias,” Machado told the committee, after replaying footage from closed-circuit cameras made public by the president’s security advisers.
“I don’t know that person and, in that situation, all I could do was respond to his greeting, considering the fear for my safety,” Machado said. “The images released make clear that I was just doing my job, taking pictures.”
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