ocr: Although there 1S now no ofticial censorship, TVand radio operating licenses are awarded: as political favors and state advertising 1S so extensive it cannot fail to intluence editorial policy. Media ownership is also highly concentrated. The "Globo" group, Brazil's only nationwide broadcasting compaly, was able to exclude the left from news reports and debates during the 1989 presidential elections, thus securing the victory of Collor de Mello.
