The depoliticization of the pesticide agenda: Analysis of the Bolsonaro government's public position in the press

Authors

  • Ágatha de Souza Azevedo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-0589
  • Ana Carolina Vimieiro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-5462_46_2

Keywords:

pesticides, Bolsonaro, depoliticization, press

Abstract

This article analyzes the position of the government of Jair Bolsonaro on the topic of pesticides from the analysis of news coverage since the elections for president in October 2018, until the end of the first year in office, in January 2020. The objective is to explore the dynamics of depoliticization through the indicators: (a) the frameworks (how discourses are organized from a certain perspective); (b) the positions (how the actors are placed in a certain relationship with others); (c) and legitimation strategies (how a particular demand is justified). Our focus, in this article, is the government’s position through the then president, ministers and other representatives, seeking to understand how Bolsonaro’s depoliticizing politics is proposed and justified and what legitimation strategies are employed.

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2025-03-27

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de Souza Azevedo, Ágatha, & Vimieiro, A. C. (2025). The depoliticization of the pesticide agenda: Analysis of the Bolsonaro government’s public position in the press. Media & Jornalismo, 25(46), e4602. https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-5462_46_2

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Vol. 25 No. 46 (2025)

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