Editing Television licence (section)

===Brazil===
The federal company [[Empresa Brasil de Comunicação]], which manages [[TV Brasil]] and public radio stations (Rádio MEC and Rádio Nacional), is financed from the Federal Budget, besides profit from licensing and production of programs, institutional advertisement, and service rendering to public and private institutions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agenciabrasil.gov.br/noticias/2007/10/11/materia.2007-10-11.2874503544/view |title=Empresa Brasil de Comunicação terá diferentes formas de financiamento — Agência Brasil - EBC |access-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821131602/http://www.agenciabrasil.gov.br/noticias/2007/10/11/materia.2007-10-11.2874503544/view |archive-date=21 August 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Padre Anchieta Foundation]], which manages [[TV Cultura]] and the Cultura FM and Cultura Brasil radio stations in [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], receives funds from the state government, advertisements and fundraising from the private sector. In December 1997, the "Education and Culture Tax", a state tax in [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], was instituted to fund the state's public broadcasters, TV Cultura and Rádio Cultura.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lei nº 9.904, de 30 de dezembro de 1997 |url=http://www.al.sp.gov.br/leis/legislacao-do-estado/ |website=Legislative Assembly of State of São Paulo |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=pt-BR |date=30 December 1997}}</ref> The tax was charged monthly through electricity bills according to consumers' energy consumption.<ref>{{cite news |title=SP cria nova lei para custear TV Cultura |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc070115.htm |website=Folha de S.Paulo |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=7 January 1998 |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nova taxa torna TV Cultura superavitária |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc080115.htm |access-date=23 September 2021 |website=Folha de S.Paulo |date=8 January 1998 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> However, the collection of the fee was declared unconstitutional by the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dallari |first1=Adilson Abreu |title=Cobrança de taxa para custeio da TV educativa |url=https://www2.senado.leg.br/bdsf/bitstream/handle/id/371/r138-11.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y |website=Federal Senate of Brazil |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>