WATCH: Glenn Greenwald assaulted during live interview by Brazilian journalist

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The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald was assaulted by a far-right journalist whom he was interviewing at the time of the attack.

Greenwald, who has been critical of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, was interviewing VEJA columnist Augusto Nunes during a program on the radio station Jovem Pan. Things took an ugly turn after Greenwald confronted Nunes about comments he previously made about Greenwald’s marriage.

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