ABSTRACT This work shows the results of a research about public communication institutional path to obtain the Master´s degree at the UFRJ, on the legal and historical milestones of the vehicles of the Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC). The survey brings the regulamentations from the beginning of broadcasting in Brazil up to Law No. 13.417/2017, which modified the status of EBC after the 2016 presidential impeachment. The survey analyzes the conceptual understanding and government management in public communication in Brazil up to the first 12 years of the EBC, with projects such as tele-education and propaganda of government acts.

Keywords: EBC; TV Brasil; Rádio Nacional; Rádio MEC; Agência Brasil.