Social Communication Secretariat

The Social Communication Secretariat  (SECOM) counts on a highly qualified service, composed by the communication media of the Chamber of Deputies, including a TV Station (TV Câmara), a radio station (Rádio Câmara), a Press Agency (Agência Câmara) and a daily newspaper “Jornal da Câmara”. 

The Radio broadcasts the Floor Sessions on live, and presents news about the parliamentary activities to all the Federal District, neighborhood cities up to an area of 200 kilometers. It is possible to listen to Rádio Câmara all across the country via internet and satellite transmission.

The Agency releases electronic bulletins on the main events at the Chamber. The bulletins are sent to the Brazilian newspapers or to any person who subscribe for them. All one has to do is send an e-mail address to Agência Câmara to receive the information by the end of the day.

The TV broadcasts the Floor Sessions and the Committee hearings on live, and promotes the pro-active participation of the Brazilian citizen in the legislative process through projects such as  Câmara Especial (Chamber Special). The Chamber Special is a weekly program, that brings  Ministers of State, Deputies, and Senators to answer the citizens questions on main nationwide issues. To participate the citizen needs only to phone and propose the question.

The TV Câmara respects party representation and controls the participation of the representatives through a computer-generated program, created with the sole objective to guarantee party representation on the programs, proportional to the parties’ representation at the House.

SECOM also promotes the tour visiting of the House premises. It’s a free service, open daily from 9:30 am to 5 am, including weekends.

To improve the Dial-up Chamber Service (0800 619 619), a larger participation of individuals is being considered on the future. In addition to receiving the answers to the questions sent to the Chamber, people will be invited to give their opinion about the diverse and relevant matters discussed in the Parliament.

         In the Cultural Space of the Chamber of Deputies, national and international art and cultural works are displayed, following society interests. In addition, many events to disseminate the cultural and historical collections of the institution are promoted by the Cultural Space.