Boris Casoy
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Boris Casoy is a Brazil
ian journalist, the son of Jewish Russia
n immigrant parents. He has spent most of his professional life in TV journalism and is currently a Brazilian TV news anchorman.
Casoy's journalism career started when he worked as a reporter for the now extinct television network TV Tupi in 1961. During the 1960s, in the early phases of the military dictatorship in Brazil, he was charged by the press with belonging to a paramilitary right-wing
organization, Commando for Communist Hunting (Comando de Caça aos Comunistas, CCC) which was aimed with harassing and bullying leftist students.
From 1974 to 1984, Casoy worked in the Paulista newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo
- firstly as chief editor, a position in which he had to share power with the redaction director, the Trotskyist sympathizer Cláudio Abramo
. In 1976, Casoy left this position and began editing a column on political fait divers, while Abramo took over the paper's chief editorship. However, in September 1977, Casoy resumed his earlier position, after the military threatened to intervene in the paper, holding Abramo responsible for the publication in the paper of a chronicle, by Lourenço Diaféria, deemed as demeaning to the historical figure of the Duke of Caxias, the civic patron of the Brazilian Army. In 1988, Casoy returned to television as the anchor of a new newscast for SBT, Telejornal Brasil (TJ Brasil, for short). TJ Brasil ran from 1988 until being canceled in 1997. After TJ Brasil, he became the main anchor of Rede Record
's national news, Jornal da Record. As anchor, Casoy became famous for his rhetorical outbursts, as he acquired the habit of expressing disagreement with unpleasant facts (mainly corruption scandals) he had described by uttering repeatedly: "For Shame!" (isto é uma vergonha!) - a stock-phrase that gave him the reputation of a vigilante throwing hard truths at the powerful ones' faces.
Casoy was fired from TV Record in late December 2005 – officially, for disagreements with changes that the station wanted to make on his program. However, he had speculated that there was pressure from the Worker's Party
, since he and his crew were unrelenting in investigating and exposing supposedly scandals and corruption cases in the so-called leftist government.
After being fired from Rede Record, Casoy returned to television, but this time on a small regional television network in Rio de Janeiro
, TV JB. He was the main anchor to the main newscast, Telejornal do Brasil. On April 14, 2008, Boris Casoy returned to national television on Rede Bandeirantes
as the main anchor for its nightly newscast, Jornal da Noite. Casoy also presents the news in Rede Bandeirantes radio news network, BandNews FM.
In the very beginning of 2010, Casoy was involved in a scandal: after a news emission on TV, where two street sweepers appeared offering season's greetings, he offered a private comment during commercials, without noticing that the audio channel was inadvertently open: "Shit, two garbage men offering greetings from atop their brooms ... the lowest rung of the working ladder" – a comment for which he had to apologize in public.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian journalist, the son of Jewish Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n immigrant parents. He has spent most of his professional life in TV journalism and is currently a Brazilian TV news anchorman.
Casoy's journalism career started when he worked as a reporter for the now extinct television network TV Tupi in 1961. During the 1960s, in the early phases of the military dictatorship in Brazil, he was charged by the press with belonging to a paramilitary right-wing
Right-wing politics
In politics, Right, right-wing and rightist generally refer to support for a hierarchical society justified on the basis of an appeal to natural law or tradition. To varying degrees, the Right rejects the egalitarian objectives of left-wing politics, claiming that the imposition of equality is...
organization, Commando for Communist Hunting (Comando de Caça aos Comunistas, CCC) which was aimed with harassing and bullying leftist students.
From 1974 to 1984, Casoy worked in the Paulista newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo
Folha de S. Paulo
Folha de S. Paulo, known simply as Folha , is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in São Paulo since 19 February 1921. Owned by the Frias de Oliveira family since 1962, it has Brazil's largest circulation since 1986. Alongside O Globo and O Estado de S...
- firstly as chief editor, a position in which he had to share power with the redaction director, the Trotskyist sympathizer Cláudio Abramo
Cláudio Abramo
Cláudio Abramo was a Brazilian journalist and author. Born to Vincenzo Abramo and Iole Scarmagnan , his siblings are Athos Abramo, the Trotskyst actvist Fúlvio Abramo, Beatriz Abramo, the actress Lélia Abramo, Mário Abramo and the engraver Livio Abramo...
. In 1976, Casoy left this position and began editing a column on political fait divers, while Abramo took over the paper's chief editorship. However, in September 1977, Casoy resumed his earlier position, after the military threatened to intervene in the paper, holding Abramo responsible for the publication in the paper of a chronicle, by Lourenço Diaféria, deemed as demeaning to the historical figure of the Duke of Caxias, the civic patron of the Brazilian Army. In 1988, Casoy returned to television as the anchor of a new newscast for SBT, Telejornal Brasil (TJ Brasil, for short). TJ Brasil ran from 1988 until being canceled in 1997. After TJ Brasil, he became the main anchor of Rede Record
Rede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
's national news, Jornal da Record. As anchor, Casoy became famous for his rhetorical outbursts, as he acquired the habit of expressing disagreement with unpleasant facts (mainly corruption scandals) he had described by uttering repeatedly: "For Shame!" (isto é uma vergonha!) - a stock-phrase that gave him the reputation of a vigilante throwing hard truths at the powerful ones' faces.
Casoy was fired from TV Record in late December 2005 – officially, for disagreements with changes that the station wanted to make on his program. However, he had speculated that there was pressure from the Worker's Party
Workers' Party (Brazil)
The Workers' Party is a democratic socialist political party in Brazil. Launched in 1980, it is recognized as one of the largest and most important left-wing movements of Latin America. It governs at the federal level in a coalition government with several other parties since January 1, 2003...
, since he and his crew were unrelenting in investigating and exposing supposedly scandals and corruption cases in the so-called leftist government.
After being fired from Rede Record, Casoy returned to television, but this time on a small regional television network in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, TV JB. He was the main anchor to the main newscast, Telejornal do Brasil. On April 14, 2008, Boris Casoy returned to national television on Rede Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes , officially nicknamed Band or Band Network, is a television network from Brazil, based in São Paulo. Part of the Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação , it aired for the first time in 1967...
as the main anchor for its nightly newscast, Jornal da Noite. Casoy also presents the news in Rede Bandeirantes radio news network, BandNews FM.
In the very beginning of 2010, Casoy was involved in a scandal: after a news emission on TV, where two street sweepers appeared offering season's greetings, he offered a private comment during commercials, without noticing that the audio channel was inadvertently open: "Shit, two garbage men offering greetings from atop their brooms ... the lowest rung of the working ladder" – a comment for which he had to apologize in public.