The Spanish newspaper El País announced the end of its edition in Portuguese, this Tuesday (14).
The announcement was made through a note published both in the online newspaper and on social networks. According to the text, the edition did not reach economic sustainability, despite the audience and considerable number of subscribers, and that is why it ended.
The newspaper was launched in 2013 in Brazil and since 2019 it operated only with the digital version. In 2020, content that was previously free became exclusive to subscribers.
Read the note in full:
The Portuguese edition of EL PAÍS says goodbye to its readers today. This edition was born in 2013 and for eight years it informed about Brazilian and world news. At this time, despite having reached large audiences and a considerable number of digital subscribers, it did not reach its economic sustainability, which led to the decision to discontinue it.
EL PAÍS, which has correspondents in São Paulo, has the most extensive network of journalists on the continent. From its offices in Mexico City, its offices in Washington, Bogotá and Buenos Aires and its journalists in the main capitals, the edition of EL PAÍS América offers the most complete coverage in Spanish in the area. An effort that will be expanded in the coming months and on which the newspaper will focus its energies.
We want to thank the professionals at EL PAÍS Brasil for their great effort and dedication. As well as the loyalty of our readers, who will be able to follow information about the region and the rest of the world in our America edition. For this newspaper, Brazil is an axis of global information both in political and economic terms, as well as in cultural and social terms.
On social networks, the newspaper’s employees said they had been warned about the end of the edition and, consequently, of the layoffs also on Tuesday, and wrote a note to readers, in response to the newspaper.
Read the journalists’ note in full:
“Dear reader,
The EL PAÍS Brasil team was informed today, as were you, of the closing of the edition’s activities after eight years.
We were born from the winds of 2013, when thousands of readers came to Spain for a glimpse of the biggest protests in history. We are proud to have recounted in depth the crisis that followed, seeking to make each title reflect a country that was crumbling.
We map the interests in impeachment. We scrutinized all sides of the Lava Jato. We brought into the headlines crimes against human rights, racism, rapes and the threat to democracy. We built this journal with you.
And, therefore, we make a point of personally thanking you for your support and your vote of confidence. Thank you for helping us do the journalism that calls things by their name. A hug and see you soon.”
