[3] Agência Pública has received multiple awards for having produced excellent reports on subjects of public interest[4] with the objectives of strengthening the right to information, helping to qualify the democratic debate, and promoting human rights.

[3] The agency distributes its content free of charge, including to other sites and platforms to republish their reports, under the Creative Commons Attribution NonDerivative license.

[8][9] The project is dedicated to checking the rhetoric of politicians and personalities when they make relevant statements that lead to debates about society.

[2] Pública was the third most awarded Brazilian communication vehicle in 2016, a first of its kind feat for an independent publication according to the site "Mais Premiados.

[15][16] It was the first [failed verification] Brazilian media vehicle nominated for the Freedom of the Press Award from Reporters Without Borders.