Paulo Pimenta announces agreement between public television stations in Brazil and Argentina.
"Important for strengthening public communication," the head of the Secom (Special Secretariat for Social Communication) told TV 247 regarding the proposal.
247 - The Minister-Chief of the Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic (Secom), Paulo Pimenta, stated this Friday (20), in an interview with Good evening 247, The government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva intends to establish an agreement with Argentina, governed by Alberto Fernández, for investments in public communication.
"I want to establish the first agreement between Brazilian public television outside of Brazil and Argentine public television. This is important for strengthening public communication," said Pimenta. "I am in Argentina to learn a little about what they have done," he added.
The minister also informed that journalists from progressive channels will soon be invited for a conversation with President Lula. The objective is to discuss issues of public interest. According to Pimenta, the event should take place before February 10th, when the occupant of the Planalto Palace travels to the United States.
"We're going to invite the digital world, blogs, websites. President Lula's next breakfast will be with progressive websites. And we want to do this before the trip to the United States."
Coup acts
The minister commented on the coup acts that took place on the 8th in Brasília (DF), where Bolsonaro supporters invaded Congress, the Planalto Palace and the Supreme Federal Court.
"We should treat this episode as a coup that was not consummated. We should use the election as a benchmark for renegotiating the country's future, especially since the vote is secret. The fact that someone thinks one candidate is better than another is part of the democratic process," said the head of Secom.
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The Minister-Chief of the Secretariat of Social Communication of the Presidency of the Republic, Paulo Pimenta, visited today (20) the facilities of the Public TV of Argentina (TVP), in Buenos Aires. He is in that capital for meetings prior to the trip of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who will embark for Argentina next Sunday (22) for the first international trip of the new term.
Following the visit, in an interview with TV Brasil, from Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), and TVP, Pimenta stated that he intends to sign a cooperation agreement between the two channels for the exchange of experiences.
"Argentina's public communication work is very well-known and respected. On public TV, on the radio, and at the news agency," he emphasized.
"We want the first agreement of Empresa Brasil de Comunicação, EBC, now under Lula's government, to be signed with the public television of Argentina, with the Argentine public media," he added.
TVP is a station owned by Radio y Televisión Argentina (RTA), a public company responsible for managing public television, Radio Nacional, Canal 12, Regional Public TV, and the Argentine Broadcasting Service Abroad. It was created by the Audiovisual Communication Services Law of 2009.
The company also manages the news agency (Télam) and the Canal Encontro (Encuentro) channel, which offers programming including documentaries, talk shows, and independent productions.
Transition
Minister Paulo Pimenta also commented on the recent changes in the leadership of EBC, with the dismissal of the former board and the appointment of a provisional leadership composed of tenured employees and representatives of civil society and the government.
"We have formed a provisional board, with representatives from public employees and civil society, and in the coming days we will announce the names of those who will make up the new company, which will be responsible for this new phase of public communication in Brazil," he said.
Lula's Journey
Lula's trip to Argentina inaugurates a series of international trips for the president during his third term leading the Brazilian government. In addition to visiting Argentina, Lula will also go to Uruguay and, next month, to the United States. A trip to China in March is also confirmed.
In addition to the bilateral agenda in Argentina, on Monday (23), Lula will participate in the summit meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), a body in which Brazil has returned to participate, after having withdrawn during the government of Jair Bolsonaro. This meeting takes place on Tuesday (24). The following day, the president will visit Uruguay and then return to Brazil.
According to Paulo Pimenta, the expectation for the visit is the signing of a broad agreement involving different areas of the bilateral relationship. "It will be the most important partnership agreement signed to date between Brazil and Argentina," he emphasized. He highlighted the symbolic nature of the destination for Lula's first international trip in this term.
"It is also a demonstration of respect and recognition of what the partnership with Argentina means to us, and especially a project for all of South America and Latin America," he said.
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