Spokesman of the Presidency (Brazil)

The Spokesman of the Presidency (Portuguese: Porta-Voz da Presidência), or the Press Office, is responsible for gathering and disseminating information regarding the Presidency to the media. The Press Office is part of the Secretariat of Social Communications, which is a subunit of the Executive Office of Brazil. The current spokesman, Otávio Santana, was appointed by President Jair Bolsonaro, on January 14, 2019.[2]

Spokesman of the Presidency of Brazil
Porta-Voz da Presidência
Incumbent
No incumbent
Reports tothe President
SeatPalácio do Planalto
PrecursorAlexandre Parola[1]
Websitewww.info.planalto.gov.br

Responsibilities
Rodrigo Baena (2011–2012)

The Press Office is responsible for providing support and information to the national and international media regarding the President's beliefs, activities and actions. It works alongside the Secretariat of Social Communications in crafting and espousing the administration's message. It coordinates accreditation, access and flow of media professionals to the events that have the participation of President.[3]

It also articulates with other government agencies' press offices, the dissemination of programs, policies, acts, events, ceremonies and trips in which the President participates and provides journalistic and administrative support to the Palácio do Planalto press unit.[3]

List of spokespeople
Year(s) Spokesperson President
1969-1974 Carlos Fehlberg Emílio Garrastazu Médici
1979-1980 Alexandre Garcia João Figueiredo
1981-1985 Carlos Átila
1985 Antônio Britto Tancredo Neves
1985-1989 Fernando Cesar José Sarney
1988-1990 Carlos Henrique
1990-1992 Cláudio Humberto Fernando Collor de Mello
1992 Etevaldo Dias
1992-1995 Francisco Baker Itamar Franco
1995-1999 Sérgio Amaral Fernando Henrique Cardoso
1999-2003 Georges Lamazière
2003-2007 André Singer Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
2007-2011 Marcelo Baumbach
2011-2012 Rodrigo Baena Soares Dilma Rousseff
2012-2015 Thomas Traumann
2015-2016 Carlos Villanova
2016-2019 Alexandre Parola Michel Temer
2019-2020 Otávio Rêgo Barros Jair Bolsonaro

References
  1. "Government of Brazil".
  2. http://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2016/09/planalto-anuncia-diplomata-alexandre-parola-como-porta-voz-do-governo.html , Portal G1, Globo.
  3. Secretaria de Imprensa e Porta-Voz Secretaria de Comunicação Social. Retrieved on 2010-08-29. (in Portuguese)
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