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| Type | State-owned Public broadcasting television network |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Broadcast area | 90% of national territory |
| Stations | List
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| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro,Rio de Janeiro,Brasília,Brazil |
| Programming | |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Empresa Brasil de Comunicação |
| Key people | Alexandre Parola (president) |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 December 2007; 17 years ago (2007-12-02) |
| Founder | Federal government of Brazil |
| Replaced | TVE Brasil |
| Links | |
| Website | tvbrasil |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | List
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TV Brasil is a Brazilianpublictelevision network owned byEmpresa Brasil de Comunicação. Its main headquarters are inBrasília,DF andRio de Janeiro,RJ, with owned-and-operated stations inSão Paulo,SP and inSão Luís,MA, as well as 21 states where its affiliated broadcasters operate, all components of the Rede Pública de Televisão.
TV Brasil originated from adecree which created Empresa Brasil de Comunicação, the network's maintainer, published on 24 December 2007 in theDiário Oficial da União, Brazil'sofficial gazette. It was generated from the fusion ofEmpresa Brasileira de Comunicação - Radiobrás and Associação de Comunicação Educativa Roquette Pinto, responsible for the maintenance of the now defunctTVE Brasil - which was replaced by TV Brasil in several cities.[1] The lack of equipment restricted TV Brasil's launching to only three cities (Rio de Janeiro,Brasília andSão Luís). Its programming, however, is also available through its official website andcable andsatellite television.[2]
In 2019, following the election ofJair Bolsonaro as president,TV NBR was shut down and merged into TV Brasil as TV Brasil 2.[3] During thepresidency, after initial threats to privatize the EBC, TV Brasil and other government-owned media outlets largely became a mouthpiece for Bolsonaro's government and its views. News programmes avoided giving airtime to political opponents, and programmes were faced with censorship to conform with theparty line, especially within topics such asviolence against women,Indigenous peoples, andLGBT rights. Live coverage of media appearances by Bolsonaro frequently interrupted TV Brasil's regularly scheduled programmes, with an estimated 193 hours of such coverage airing between August 2021 and July 2022.[4][5][6][7]
After the election ofLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva to asecond presidency in 2022, the incomingSecretary of Social CommunicationPaulo Pimenta stated that there were plans to return TV Brasil to a public service format with a focus on education and cultural programmes, and for government-related programmes to be split back out into a second broadcaster. Lula stated that he wanted TV Brasil to be comparable to other public service broadcasters such as theBBC, and target a younger audience.[5][8] On 24 July 2023, the reorganization was completed with the launch of the new government media platformCanal Gov.[9]
TV Brasil affiliated stations broadcast four hours a day of regional programing. It also broadcastBrazilian films and programs made by other public television channels. The programming of is divided into five daily streams: children, animation, audio-visual, citizenry and sports.
Franklin Martins, Secretary of Social Communication, has commented that TV Brasil's programming is not yet fully prepared and may suffer from late changes. Martins also said he wished to use public opinion polls to determine the programming.[10]
Among self-owned and affiliated stations, TV Brasil reaches over 30 municipalities throughout all regions of Brazil. On the rest of the country, TV Brasil's availability is limited tosatellite andcable television. Its live programming can also be watched on the network's official website.
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