TV Câmara () is a Brazilian
public television
Public broadcasting (or public service broadcasting) is radio, television, and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service with a commitment to avoiding political and commercial influence. Public broadcasters receive f ...
network responsible for broadcasting activities from the
Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. Created in 1998, it broadcasts 24 hours a day from the Chamber.
Censorship
In March 2009, Chamber President
Michel Temer
Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 1 January 2019. He took office after the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impe ...
, at the request of Renato Parente, head of the
Supreme Federal Court
The Federal Supreme Court (, , abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the country's Constitutional Court. It is the highest court of law in Brazil for constitutional issues and its rulings ...
's press service, ordered the removal from TV Câmara's website of a debate in which ''
CartaCapital'' journalist Leandro Fortes criticized
Gilmar Mendes' tenure as Court President.
[Fortes, Leandro]
"O fim da Idade Mendes"
. '' Observatório da Imprensa''. April 23, 2010. Many viewed this episode as political censorship and the video was soon posted on
YouTube
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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
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