TV5 (channel 5) is a Brazilian television station based in Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre that is affiliated to Rede Bandeirantes.
TV5 went on air on VHF channel 5 on April 15, 1996, assuming the position of an affiliate of Rede Record, which at that time was in the process of forming a network.
The station became a new option as a TV channel in Rio Branco and the region, whose purpose was to create a different style of television.
According to Pedro Neves, in an interview with the Acrean website Página 20:“Band, a network with great journalistic credibility, came to us when we were still affiliated to RedeTV!.
[2] From February 2005, with the end of summer time in the southern region of the country, the program had its schedule adjusted, starting to be broadcast at 5 pm.
[1] In 2006, in celebration of ten years on air, the broadcaster promoted a big party, with the presence of the band Furacão do Calipso, a success throughout the country.
[4][6] However, 45-second images leaked onto the internet were broadcast on all television news programs in Brazil, showing that the candidate started the fight, wanting to attack, exchange insults and even swear words (which were censored).
[4] On August 12, Correia and some members of the PMDB from Acre held a press conference and the surprise was that the candidate appeared with his right arm in a sling, one of his fingers with a bandage and on his face the marks still in red from punches and blows.
In addition to attacking the current State Government, he also accused Sinjac of having “suffered fraud” by issuing a note in favor of the journalist.
[5] The management of the TV station informed that Correia and the PMDB's "Liberty and Producing to Employ" coalition will have no difficulty in obtaining the raw tape, they will simply issue a letter to the Regional Electoral Court of Acre (TRE-AC) requesting a copy, if there is given that the original tape was delivered to that court the day after the incident occurred.
[7] On August 23, TRE-AC had access to the uncut video, including the coalition that supports Correia and the press, now almost 4 minutes long, demonstrating that the candidate actually started the fight.
[6] On September 10, after being defeated by TRE-AC for the exhibition and examination of the images, Correia began a hunger strike in front of the Rio Branco Palace, sheltered by a tent set up under a temperature of 37 degrees.