Fake news e desinformação no processo eleitoral: o exemplo das eleições gerais de 2018 e os desafios à democracia brasileira

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the concepts of fake news and disinformation, as well as the norms of the electoral process, emphasizing those that regulate electoral advertising on the internet, so that it is observed how the electoral legislation has been disciplining the phenomena of disinformation and fake news. At the same time, it is proposed to make a brief analysis of the 2018 General Elections, in order to understand what type of interference the use of misinformation and fake news may have brought to the electoral election, so that in the end it can be answered if the The use of misinformation and fraudulent news in the electoral process can bring challenges to Brazilian democracy. As a methodological approach, the research is qualitative, as it uses bibliographic review and interpretation of phenomena to understand reality. From the study, it is possible to conclude that it is necessary to define the concepts of fake news and disinformation in a precise way. It is also possible to conclude that misinformation and fake news were widely disseminated in the last general elections, even influencing the vote of some of the Brazilian voters, but it is not possible, however, to measure the degree of this influence. It is also concluded that the use of disinformation can bring challenges to Brazilian democracy. Finally, it is possible to conclude that electoral regulation alone does not have the capacity to contain disinformation, making it necessary to combine the rules with the promotion of training of people against fraudulent news.