Webs and plots between politics and media in the fight against corruption in Brazil: the Lava Jato case

This article proposes an interdisciplinary study of Sociology, Political Science, Law and Social Communication, analyzing how was the relationship between media, politics and Justice in Brazilian fight against corruption during the Lava Jato operation (2014-2021). Our goal is to discuss how media co...

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Main Authors: Carlos Renan Moreira Bretas, Maria Alice Nunes Costa
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Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.19132/1807-8583.57.139897
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description This article proposes an interdisciplinary study of Sociology, Political Science, Law and Social Communication, analyzing how was the relationship between media, politics and Justice in Brazilian fight against corruption during the Lava Jato operation (2014-2021). Our goal is to discuss how media contributed to construct and deconstruct corruption narratives, influencing the public opinion and the political field. We applied a descriptive and analytical method that comprises data collection and literature review. The results found indicate that media was the main tool for disseminating the operation’s results, inserting the authorities responsible for the investigations and sentences in legal proceedings into the political scenario. The leading role assumed by public agents and institutions through media was able to direct public opinion against the politicians involved, influencing the outcome of the 2018 elections. On the other hand, in the context of dissemination of political media scandals, the wide media coverage of the corruption scandals investigated by Lava Jato operation was responsible for overshadowing society’s perception of other problems in the country, in a similar way to what occurred in other countries.
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spelling doaj-art-5bf7ca6be02e48df80a8ca6b30a6b76e2025-01-09T15:08:09ZporUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulIntexto1807-85832025-01-0105711810.19132/1807-8583.57.139897Webs and plots between politics and media in the fight against corruption in Brazil: the Lava Jato caseCarlos Renan Moreira Bretas0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7816-349XMaria Alice Nunes Costa1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3437-2238Universidade Federal FluminenseUniversidade Federal FluminenseThis article proposes an interdisciplinary study of Sociology, Political Science, Law and Social Communication, analyzing how was the relationship between media, politics and Justice in Brazilian fight against corruption during the Lava Jato operation (2014-2021). Our goal is to discuss how media contributed to construct and deconstruct corruption narratives, influencing the public opinion and the political field. We applied a descriptive and analytical method that comprises data collection and literature review. The results found indicate that media was the main tool for disseminating the operation’s results, inserting the authorities responsible for the investigations and sentences in legal proceedings into the political scenario. The leading role assumed by public agents and institutions through media was able to direct public opinion against the politicians involved, influencing the outcome of the 2018 elections. On the other hand, in the context of dissemination of political media scandals, the wide media coverage of the corruption scandals investigated by Lava Jato operation was responsible for overshadowing society’s perception of other problems in the country, in a similar way to what occurred in other countries.https://doi.org/10.19132/1807-8583.57.139897operação lava jatosociologia do direitociência políticacomunicação socialmídia
spellingShingle Carlos Renan Moreira Bretas
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Webs and plots between politics and media in the fight against corruption in Brazil: the Lava Jato case
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operação lava jato
sociologia do direito
ciência política
comunicação social
mídia
title Webs and plots between politics and media in the fight against corruption in Brazil: the Lava Jato case
title_full Webs and plots between politics and media in the fight against corruption in Brazil: the Lava Jato case
title_fullStr Webs and plots between politics and media in the fight against corruption in Brazil: the Lava Jato case
title_full_unstemmed Webs and plots between politics and media in the fight against corruption in Brazil: the Lava Jato case
title_short Webs and plots between politics and media in the fight against corruption in Brazil: the Lava Jato case
title_sort webs and plots between politics and media in the fight against corruption in brazil the lava jato case
topic operação lava jato
sociologia do direito
ciência política
comunicação social
mídia
url https://doi.org/10.19132/1807-8583.57.139897
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