The Spokesman of the Presidency (), 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.http://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2016/09/planalto-anuncia-diplomata-alexandre-parola-como-porta-voz-do-governo.html , Portal G1, Globo.
Responsibilities
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.Secretaria de Imprensa e Porta-Voz Secretaria de Comunicação Social. Retrieved on 2010-08-29.
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.
List of spokespeople Year(s)SpokespersonPresident1969-1974Carlos FehlbergEmílio Garrastazu Médici1979-1980João Figueiredo1981-1985Carlos Átila1985Antônio BrittoTancredo Neves1985-1989Fernando CesarJosé Sarney1988-1990Carlos Henrique1990-1992Cláudio HumbertoFernando Collor de Mello1992Etevaldo Dias1992-1995Francisco BakerItamar Franco1995-1999Sérgio AmaralFernando Henrique Cardoso1999-2003Georges Lamazière2003-2007André SingerLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva2007-2011Marcelo Baumbach2011-2012Rodrigo Baena SoaresDilma Rousseff2012-2015Thomas Traumann2015-2016Carlos Villanova2016-2019Alexandre ParolaMichel Temer2019-2020Otávio Rêgo BarrosJair Bolsonaro
References
External links Press Office and Spokesman of the Presidency