The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the Brazilian National Association of Daily Newspapers (ANJ) condemned Tuesday one more time the Venezuelan government decision not to renew a broadcast license for TV channel Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV).

"It is a case of apparent violence against the media and another step towards state predominance and control of all the media," ANJ chair Nelson Sirotsky told reporters.

Sirotsky, also member of Rede Brasil Sul (RBS), one of the most important communications networks in Brazil, took part Tuesday in a debate on press freedom at the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.

In his view, renewal of broadcast licenses should be permanent and not the result of "the political judgment" of a particular government, Efe reported.

"While the situation in Cuba is a recurring concern" among the advocates of free press around the world, at this present time, the Venezuelan case is "a matter of concern and the top priority."