Patrícia Figueiredo
UK Data Privacy and Security Correspondent
Before joining MLex in London, Patrícia worked for G1/Globo and Agência Pública as a reporter with a focus on data-driven stories, fact-checking and investigations. She contributed as a freelancer to media outlets such as Folha de S. Paulo, Euronews, Climate Home News and UOL, writing in English and in Portuguese. Her reporting was awarded the Claudio Weber Abramo Data Journalism prize in the Investigations category in 2022, and was also recognized by fellowships from organizations such as the Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN).
She received her bachelor's from Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and her master's from the Erasmus Mundus Journalism Master’s programme at City, University of London and Aarhus University.