Among the eight of the nine States of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) that appear in this index, since São Tomé and Príncipe is not included, Timor-Leste now occupies the second best position (10th), just after Portugal (9th), having risen seven places.
Cape Verde also improved in this ranking, now occupying the 33rd position (36th in 2022).
Guinea-Bissau is now in 78th place, having risen 14 places in relation to the previous year, and Brazil in 92nd place (up 18 places).
Mozambique recorded a rise of 14 places, now occupying 102nd place, and Equatorial Guinea, which rose 21 places, is now in 120th position.
Angola registers the worst result among the Portuguese-speaking countries, now occupying the 125th place in this ranking of 180 countries, having also registered the sharpest decline (26 positions) of the CPLP States analysed.
According to the note that accompanies the 21st edition of the RSF Press Freedom Index, some of the biggest drops occurred in Africa, such as in Senegal (it fell 31 places and occupies the 104th position), mainly "due to accusations criminal charges against two journalists - Pape Alé Niang and Pape Ndiaye - and the sharp decrease in the security of media personnel".
In the Maghreb, Tunisia (121st) dropped 27 places, "due to the growing authoritarianism of President Kais Saied and President Kais Saied's inability to tolerate media criticism".
