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Calling it "an arbitrary decision," Coelho said the move could "only be a misunderstanding."
He wrote of the apparent censorship after his Iranian publisher Arash Hejazi -- active in the Iranian opposition -- told him the books were banned by order of the Ministry of Culture, without providing an explanation.
The author, whose best-known work "The Alchemist" has sold some 65 million copies worldwide, ended his blog post by publishing Hejazi's letter informing him of the ban, and writing in block capitals: "WE WILL HAVE THE BOOKS FOR FREE DOWNLOAD IN INTERNET."
Brazilian Minister of Culture Ana de Hollanda said meanwhile Monday that censorship is "always deplorable," in a statement published by the official outlet Brazil Agency. She also said she would discuss the matter with Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota.
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He wrote of the apparent censorship after his Iranian publisher Arash Hejazi -- active in the Iranian opposition -- told him the books were banned by order of the Ministry of Culture, without providing an explanation.
The author, whose best-known work "The Alchemist" has sold some 65 million copies worldwide, ended his blog post by publishing Hejazi's letter informing him of the ban, and writing in block capitals: "WE WILL HAVE THE BOOKS FOR FREE DOWNLOAD IN INTERNET."
Brazilian Minister of Culture Ana de Hollanda said meanwhile Monday that censorship is "always deplorable," in a statement published by the official outlet Brazil Agency. She also said she would discuss the matter with Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota.
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