Jair Bolsonaro e as mulheres na eleição presidencial de 2022: uma análise da cobertura da imprensa sob a perspectiva do jornalismo cão de guarda

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the coverage of the relationship between Jair Bolsonaro and women in the 2022 presidential election. To do this, we will analyze news articles that associate the candidate with the female electorate on three news portals: Folha de S. Paulo, from the Folha Group, G1, from the Globo Group, and R7, from the Record Group. The first two groups were frequent targets of attacks from Bolsonaro and his supporters, while the latter was aligned with the government between 2019 and 2022. The work contextualizes the Brazilian political scene over the last two decades, highlighting the demonstrations of 2013, the rise of the far right, the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff and the electoral processes of 2018 and 2022, as well as highlighting the anti-gender crusade waged by Bolsonaro throughout his political career. Next, the research looks at the concept of watchdog journalism and its relationship with democracy, as well as a history of media and politics in Brazil. Finally, the research uses the tools of content analysis to observe whether the news portals have fulfilled their role of surveillance and how the watchdog function manifests itself. Among the conclusions is that G1 offers the most vigilant coverage, followed by Folha de S. Paulo, while R7 shows an almost total absence of the watchdog function.