Hypermediatization through “Contragolpe Brasil”: an analysis of January 8, 2023

Abstract

The progress of mass media is clear in the modern world. As examples, we have digital social networks that help disseminate truthful and obscure information, with Instagram being a key medium for exposing events, flagrants and denunciations. Based on these considerations, we are going to present a Brazilian event with major media repercussions: the anti-democratic act of January 8, 2023, which took place in the Praça dos Três Poderes, in Brasilia. This made us realize an important problem: how was the anti-democratic act represented on the “Contragolpe Brasil” network, in which videos and images of the vandals were shown? In view of this, we will describe what happened that day, along with its speeches and results; analyze how this manifesto was represented on the “Contragolpe Brasil” account, going through the construction of narratives; and also reflect on this digital impact on the proliferation of political information and the formation of public opinion. To do this, we will work with exploratory, descriptive and bibliographic methodology, and we will present concepts from important researchers such as Mario Carlón (2018) and Eliseo Verón (2017).