TV Câmara
Brazilian legislative television network
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TV Câmara (Portuguese: Chamber TV) is a Brazilian public television network responsible for broadcasting activities from the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. Created in 1998, it broadcasts 24 hours a day from the Chamber.
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| Type | Public television |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Brazilian Chamber of Deputies |
| History | |
| Launched | January 20, 1998 |
| Founder | Brazilian Chamber of Deputies |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | 49 UHF (Brasília) |
Censorship
In March 2009, Chamber President Michel Temer, at the request of Renato Parente, head of the Supreme Federal Court'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.[1] Many viewed this episode as political censorship and the video was soon posted on YouTube.[2] After being denounced of censorship by the country's main bodies representative of journalists, TV Câmara put the debate back on its website.[1]
