Globo's news director, Ali Kamel, reportedly acted as a mediator for the man who took a reporter hostage.
The man jumped over the turnstiles at TV Globo's entrance shouting "Globo is trash," demanding to see journalist Renata Vasconcellos and taking reporter Marina Araújo hostage.
247 - Globo's news director, Ali Kamel, is said to have been the mediator of the... man who took a reporter hostage this Wednesday (10). According to the Metrópoles website, the man jumped over the turnstiles at TV Globo shouting "Globo is trash", and wanted to see journalist Renata Vasconcellos.
He took reporter Marina Araújo, who was nearby, hostage. The general director of Journalism at Rede Globo, Ali Kamel, negotiated with the man, but he was eventually subdued and neutralized. "Renata appeared and the man dropped the knife, as agreed. He was arrested. He dropped the knife and lifted his shirt," stated Metrópoles.