Policies of Communication in the Amazon region

between the State and the market

Abstract

This article discusses the relationship between communication policies, democracy and public space in the Amazon, from the case study of the "agreement"
between a large telecommunications company in the state of Pará, TV Liberal, and the Pará Telecommunications Foundation, FUNTELPA. When analyzing this case, the power relations that permeate communication and culture are placed under our eyes, as well as the challenges for building democracy in the Amazon
contemporary.