Agência Brasil (ABr.) is the national

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news agency, run by the Brazilian government. The agency was founded in 1990 and it's part of the public media corporation

Empresa Brasil de Comunicação The ''Empresa Brasil de Comunicação'' (EBC; Brazil Communication Company) is a Brazilian public company, created in 2007 to manage the federal government's broadcast network, TV Brasil. The network is responsible for the content and managem ...

(EBC), created in 2007 to unite two government media enterprises Radiobrás and TVE (

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). It is publishing contents under

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. ABr is one of the most important Brazilian news agencies, that feeds thousands of regional newspapers and websites throughout Brazil but also national media outlets like

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, Folha de S.Paulo, UOL and

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and according to its

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, reaches more than 9 million people each month. Agência Brasil has a team dedicated in translating journalistic content to English and Spanish. The Agency also works with public news entities, such as Lusa,

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and Telam to produce and carry out international information. In 2020, the agency became

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partner, which made the flow of international news common in the content produced by the

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. Its headquarters are located in Brazilian capital,

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. There are also four regional offices located in

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, São Luis,

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and

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Branding

In 2019, Agência Brasil received a new visual identity, it was introduced by Chief Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Luiz Eduardo Ramos in a closed ceremony, at its headquarter and simultaneously in São Paulo regional office. The Chief Minister commended EBC's president for its work. According to the President, these changes ''"are part of the objectives of achieving modernity, efficiency, economic and financial sustainability and improvement of public broadcasting services provided to the Brazilian population''." Spokesman of the Presidency, Otávio Rêgo Barros was also present.

Privatization program

In March 2021, the Brazilian Government included EBC in the

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(National Privatization Program, ''in English'') and has since been target of activists. National parties such as Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB) and

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(PDT) presented projects, defending the

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to information, a study is still to happen by the

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(BNDES). According to Roni Baksys (CEO), the company has 34 properties not being used.

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was also included in the program, at the occasion.

Finances

The

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is dependent on the National Treasury and has received, by 2020, , the agency also received from the ''Contribuição para o Fomento à Radiodifusão Pública'' (Contribution to the Promotion of Public Broadcasting, ''in English'') and in own-source revenue, with expenses totaling in that year. The

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would result in, approximately, in annual savings to the

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Agência Brasil 2007 establishments in Brazil Government agencies established in 2007 International broadcasting Brazilian journalism Government agencies of Brazil News agencies based in Brazil Empresa Brasil de Comunicação