Political scientists raised a discussion during the live broadcast of the Prerogativas group this Saturday (August 13)

The 2022 elections could be marked by increased political violence, political analysts said during live performed by the group prerogatives this Saturday (08/13/2022).

This week the topic of discussion is Election Observersite do INCT IDKD (Instituto da Democracia e da Democratização da Comunicação, from the program of the National Institutes of Science and Technology), which brings together materials from different formats about the 2022 elections.

The initiative, which brings together experts in the fields of sociology, political science, law and communications, was created in 2018 and aims to provide reliable information about the electoral process in Brazil to anyone who wants to discuss the topic. The 2022 version of the site is available for free access from the 1st week of August.

The debate was moderated by political scientists Leonardo Avritzer and Marjorie Marona, and researcher Eliara Santana. The main discussion focused on the President’s statements Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and how speeches can influence political violence during an election campaign.

According to Avritzer, violent statements made on social media should be reflected in the media and reach all audiences. The political scientist emphasized that control over social networks can bring “real consequences” hate speech in space.

Marjorie Marona, INCT/IDDC researcher, warned that there is a trend towards a gradual increase in the number of cases of political violence up to Election Day, 2 October. Hate speech, coupled with the president’s speech about suspicions of voter fraud, could lead to increased post-election political violence, she said.

The researcher also highlights the role of the TSE (Higher Electoral Court) in controlling and monitoring these performances. Marona says that the Electoral Court “You won’t get an easy job” during the election period.

“If the TSE assumes the role of a mere arbiter who Let things take their course, we have the opportunity to end up with a scenario of unprecedented violence and a campaign that fails to raise the core issues that need to be addressed. On the other hand, if the TSE whistles about all the irregularities on the field, it will certainly also reinforce the discourse that it is over-interfering in the electoral competition.”the political scientist said.

During the debate, journalist Eliara Santana drew attention to the change of First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro. Said that Michelle was “repackaged” and has very strong religious speeches that could provoke hatred in Jair Bolsonaro’s election campaign.

Recently, first lady these during the service held last Sunday (August 7) ​​in Belo Horizonte, that for a long time the Planalto Palace was the place “dedicated to demons”. Michelle also claimed that Jesus was in charge of the government, not her husband.

In response, Avritzer stated that neo-Pentecostal programs have brought “model of intolerance” to the political system.

“Neo-Pentecostalism eventually brought into Brazilian politics a program of intolerance, a program of demarcation”the researcher said. “And this idea of ​​the devil that Michel uses ended up being exported into politics. Politics has ceased to be a dispute of ideas and has become good against evil.

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