CNN Reporter Bruna Macedo Mugged at Knifepoint During Live Report
CNN Brasil reporter Bruna Macedo was robbed at knifepoint during a live report in São Paolo on Saturday.
During Macedo’s report on rising water levels at Bandeiras Bridge in São Paolo, a man could be seen on camera behind the reporter, watching, before he made his move and approached her.
Though Macedo initially greeted the man, he quickly pulled out a knife, prompting Macedo to hand over two mobile phones, as CNN Brasil cut the feed.
CNN presenter Rafael Colombo, who was commentating at the time of the robbery, said after the incident, “It was impossible to understand at the time what was happening, if it was a homeless person passing by. But after what happened, we cut the image.”
“He threatened and she handed over a cell phone, but he knew she had two, because she has a private and a corporate one,” Colombo explained, adding Macedo “had a terrible scare,” but “is fine” and “did not suffer any kind of injury.”
CNN Brasil launched in March 2020 after being announced the year before.
“CNN Brasil brings a new brand of journalism to Brazil with a commitment to impartial and agenda-setting journalism produced by a first-rate team of reporters and producers led by award-winning journalist Douglas Tavolaro, who is well-renowned in the Brazilian media market,” declared CNN in a press release at the time. “CNN Brasil has recruited more than 300 journalists, including many of the most experienced and prominent figures in Brazilian journalism.”
