Glenn Greenwald’s partner David Michael Miranda is a Brazilian politician and Federal Congressman who represents the state of Rio de Janeiro. Miranda was sworn in on 1 February 2019, and is affiliated to the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), after switching parties from the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2022.
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The pair met in 2005 during Greenwald’s long vacation in Rio de Janeiro. Days after they met, they moved in as a couple and eventually got married (in 2005).
At the time they met, Miranda was 19 years and he had spent his childhood in the Jacarezinho Favela. The couple currently live in Rio de Janeiro.
What work does David Michael Miranda do?
Miranda is a Brazilian politician and Federal Congressman who represents the state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Born on May 10, 1985, Miranda led the campaign for the Brazilian government to grant political asylum to Edward Snowden.
He also worked with his husband, Glenn Greenwald to publish the revelations contained in Snowden’s leaks detailing mass surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA).
He met with Luciana Genro, the PSOL candidate for the 2014 Brazilian presidential election, and obtained her commitment to extend asylum to Snowden if elected. Numerous public Brazilian figures supported the campaign, which failed to convince the government of Dilma Rousseff.
In 2019, Miranda was named by Time magazine as one of the world’s next generation of new leaders.
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