Competition highlights drug policy reporting [Brazil]

Print and online journalists can compete for cash prizes.

The Gilberto Velho Award is organized by the Centro de Estudos de Segurança e Cidadania with support from the Open Society Foundations in Brazil and Abraji.

The competition aims to stimulate debate and recognize news coverage on drug-related public policy and legislation.

Works must have been published between Nov. 1, 2016 and Nov. 5, 2017.

The first, second and third place winners will receive BRL7,000, BRL3,000 and BRL2,000, respectively. There will also be two honorable mentions of BRL1,000 each.

The submission deadline is Nov. 5.

For more information (in Portuguese), click here.