Years ago, Pinto said, someone linked to former Para Gov. Jader Barbalho called up the local daily O Liberal and told the paper to prepare the headline, "Lucio Flavio Pinto Killed." The editor phoned Pinto right away to warn him.

For years, Pinto's nemesis has been Ronaldo Maiorana, a former employer and the owner of the state's largest newspaper and television station. Pinto says Maiorana has a near monopoly on information in Para. Eighteen of the lawsuits against Pinto have been filed by Maiorana.

Pinto accepts no advertising, to maintain his independence, and doesn't sell subscriptions. Keeping costs down, his 12-page bimonthly has a print run of just 2,000 and is available only at selected newsstands in Belem.

But someone managed to videotape an incident in a restaurant in Belem this year when Maiorana physically attacked Pinto over some comments he published in his journal. The videotape was later shown at the press freedom awards in New York.

"When they saw that video, people were shocked that a journalist (Maiorana) would do such a thing. They thought the award would help calm things down," Pinto said. "But since I won the award, I've been handed two more lawsuits."

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