“I AM THE CONSTITUTION!”: Bolsonaro government and use of coercive instruments on behalf of the State

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46906/caos.n30.65545.p202-224

Keywords:

bolsonarismo, power, liberal democracy, symbols.

Abstract

The article presents theoretical and critical analysis on the State/Government/Individuals relations, from three real situations in which the government of Jair Messias Bolsonaro (2019-2022) used coercive mechanisms and instruments to punish individuals who manifest against his government. The objective of this article is to analyze the discourse and action of the Bolsonaro government, in face of these manifestations. It also reflects the concepts of State, democracy and how these are used to interest and maintenance of power, rescuing them as symbolic elements present in the social imaginary. Based on factors present in political anthropology, which, through its perceptions of the objective and subjective reality of individuals, guide us to an understanding the social reality, in which elements that apparently are incongruous, such as the authoritarian and anti-democratic speeches of President Bolsonaro, make sense in the subjective and symbolic dynamics of some social groups. Methodologically, a bibliographic research was adopted, as well as the analysis of three news with national repercussion. Thus, it was possible to observe the interest and power games within political relations in democratic states. The analysis of this theoretical field, with the comparisons of journalistic material, demonstrated the expanded reality, beyond established models and concepts, understanding the singularity of Brazilian democracy from the social reality of individuals and their groups.

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Author Biographies

Andrea Joana Sodré de Sousa Garcia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)

Mestra em ciências sociais pelo PPGSoc/UFMA; bacharela e licenciada em ciências sociais pela UFMA. Professora de sociologia da educação básica pública do estadual do Maranhão. Currículo Lattes.

Ana Carolina Torrente Pereira, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)

Mestrado e graduação em ciências sociais pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM/PR). Professora da rede básica de ensino do estado do Maranhão. Currículo Lattes.

Karlene Carvalho Marinho de Araujo, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)

Mestrado e graduação em ciências sociais pela Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA). Professora do ensino básico técnico e tecnológico do Colégio Universitário. COLUN/UFMA. Currículo Lattes.

Published

2023-06-01