''Plantão da Globo'' is the title of the breaking news segment of

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that, normally, interrupts the programming of the broadcaster to report last-minute news, that have some importance to society. In accordance with the original format, it is produced and presented by journalists that are on duty in the broadcaster and that are called for that. The title sequence consists on a 3D animation of several news microphones and cameras orbiting around and then flying towards the screen, with the Plantão theme music playing along. Due to the relatively rare occurrence of this format (normally seen only a few times a year), the alarming music, and the wide cultural association of Plantão breaking news title with shocking events or disasters, it is largely feared by Brazilian spectators.

Exhibition

The current format, with characteristic music and

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, was first transmitted in

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, bringing news that the

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had ceased all economic aid to the

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. Currently, the ''Plantão'' has technical collaboration from

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, mainly during dawn and in weekends. Currently, the program is exhibited simultaneously in both channels at once, under the supervision of the Globo Journalism Directorate. The program is transmitted live across

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, even in states with different timezones to

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that transmit the normal programming in a shifted time. Because of this, there has been occurrences where the bulletin has interrupted a time-shifted newscast, in which the presenter of said newscast is the presenter of the ''Plantão.''

Impact

It's the oldest and most famous known ''extra'' (journalistic language) in

, having reported almost all major news events of the last 30 years, such as wars, deaths, natural disasters, accidents, sequesters, historical occurrences, terrorist attacks, political events, across the world. Along with the audio - inspired in the title sequence of ''

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'', from

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, composed by then maestro of TV Globo, João Nabuco, the title sequence and outro, created by

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, is iconic and known characteristic of the newscast, that has a certain influence over journalism and national behavior. Normally, everything that is shown in the ''Plantão'' is shown on other newscasts. Images made live in Brazil have already been retransmitted by big international news channels, such as CNN's

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during the kidnapping of bus 174 in

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and in the TAM 3054 accident in

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. Among all of the facts broadcast to this day, the most remembered is the

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, both by the impact of the news, as well as for the "mystery" of which program was interrupted that day by the newscast, with many urban legends saying the program interrupted was an episode of

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(though there is a lack of evidence for this, suggesting it's a case of the

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). With the advent of social media, the ''Plantão da Globo'' has become the most talked about subject from the moment it's put on air, be it by the impact of the information that interrupts normal broadcasting or by the reaction of the title sequence when it does interrupt. The largest number of times the show was broadcast on a single day was on May 1, 1994, as a result of the death of Formula 1 driver

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. The years with the least quantity of broadcasts were 2014, in which only two broadcasts happened in the year - one in February and one in September - and 2019, another year where only two broadcasts happened: the first in January 13, with the extradition of Italian terrorist Cesare Battisti, that happened in

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, and the second in May 12, when the death of actor Lúcio Mauro was announced. Both were shown in the early morning of a Sunday. This is because of the new directive of global journalism that resumed the extra bulletins of the normal newscasts from the broadcaster, almost extinguishing the occurrences of the show. The broadcast with the most live viewers was during May 18, 2017, reporting the accusations of then president

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and of federal deputy

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, surpassing the broadcast reporting the impeachment of

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References

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