TV Câmara ( pt, Chamber TV) is a Brazilian

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network responsible for broadcasting activities from the

Brazilian Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-yea ...

. Created in 1998, it broadcasts 24 hours a day from the Chamber.

Censorship

On March 2009, Chamber President

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, at the request of Renato Parente, head of the

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's press service, ordered the removal from TV Câmara's website of a debate in which ''

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'' journalist Leandro Fortes criticized

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' tenure as Court President.Fortes, Leandro
"O fim da Idade Mendes"
. ''

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''. April 23, 2010. Many viewed this episode as political censorship and the video was soon posted on

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.The "censored" program on YouTube
/ref> After being denounced of censorship by the country's main bodies representative of journalists, TV Câmara put the debate back on its website.

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* Legislature broadcasters Television networks in Brazil Portuguese-language television stations in Brazil Television channels and stations established in 1998 1998 establishments in Brazil {{Brazil-tv-station-stub