''Zero Hora'' is a Brazilian newspaper based in the city of

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...

, the sixth biggest of the country. It is edited by

Grupo RBS Grupo RBS is a Brazilian media conglomerate founded on August 31, 1957 by Maurício Sirotsky Sobrinho. One of Brazil’s largest communication groups, it is also the largest one affiliated with Rede Globo. The media group is made up by radio and ...

Inquiry on Grupo RBS oligopoly / monopoly practicing

The RBS Group is being investigated by the practice of

oligopoly An oligopoly (from Greek ὀλίγος, ''oligos'' "few" and πωλεῖν, ''polein'' "to sell") is a market structure in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of large sellers or producers. Oligopolies often result from ...

monopoly A monopoly (from Greek language, Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situati ...

. In 2008, the Federal Prosecutor of Santa Catarina has filed a public civil action (Case No.. 2008.72.00.014043-5) against the company oligopoly Rede Brasil Sul (RBS) in southern Brazil. The MPF requires the company, among other measures, to reducing its number of TV and radion stations in the states of Santa Catarina and

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

, so that to be in according to the Brazilian law; and the cancellation of the purchase of the newspaper A Notícia from

Joinville Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a ...

, consummated in 2006 - which resulted in a virtual monopoly over the relevant newspapers in the state of Santa Catarina. In 2009, the Federal Prosecutor in

Canoas Canoas (), which earned city status in 1939, is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. With more than 340,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Porto Alegre conurbation and has the second highest GDP in the state. It is also th ...

(RS), Pedro Antonio Roso, asked the chairman of the RBS Group, Nelson Pacheco Sirotsky, among other informations, the number of TV and radio stations that the company owns in Rio Grande do Sul, "as well as its affiliates, stations and repeaters." The request is part of an administrative proceeding brought by federal prosecutors "to determine possible occurrence of monopolistic practices and irregularities in granting Radio and Television to the RBS Group in Rio Grande do Sul".

Awards

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ExxonMobil Journalism Award ''ExxonMobil Journalism Award'' (''Prêmio ExxonMobil de Jornalismo''), previously known as Esso Journalism Award (''Prêmio Esso de Jornalismo''), formerly known as Esso Reportage Award (''Prêmio Esso de Reportagem''), is an annual Brazilian jou ...
'' (Esso)

* 1995: Esso Regional Sul, awarded to Carlos Wagner, for entitled "O BRASIL DE BOMBACHAS" * 1997: Esso Regional Sul, awarded to Eduardo Veras and Itamar Melo, for "NO LIMIAR DA CIVILIZAÇÃO" * 1998: Esso Regional Sul, awarded to Carlos Wagner, Humberto Trezzi and Nilson Mariano, for "A FRONTEIRA DO CRIME" * 1999: Esso Regional Sul, awarded to Eliane Brum, for "A VIDA QUE NINGUÉM VÊ" * 2003: Esso Regional Sul, awarded to Carlos Wagner, for "Uma Viagem ao País Bandido" * 2005: Esso Regional Sul, awarded to Renato Bertuol Barros, Júlio Cordeiro and Equipe, for "Paixão pelo Futebol" * 2006: Esso Regional 2, awarded to Carlos Etchichury and Nilson Mariano, for "O Novo Retrato do Pampa"

Vladimir Herzog Award

* 2013: Vladimir Herzog Award for Photography, awarded to Jefferson Botega for "Depósito Humano".

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External links

Zero Hora website
Daily newspapers published in Brazil Mass media in Porto Alegre Grupo RBS 1964 establishments in Brazil Publications established in 1964 {{Brazil-newspaper-stub