DISINFORMATION IN THE 2022 BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS: the role of the superior electoral court in a context of information conflict

Trust is the foundation on which democracy is built. Not coincidentally, it is the main victim of attacks by disinformation merchants bent on undermining the electoral process and the democratic environment. In an environment of great dissemination of disinformation against the electoral process and...

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Autores: de Andrade Monteiro, Vitor, Rubio, Rafa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
Repositorio:Caderno CRH
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.ufba.br:article/55314
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/crh/article/view/55314
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Desinformação
Distúrbios informativos
Confiança
eleições
Brasil
2022
Eleições 2022
Desordens informativas
Confiança nas eleições
Disinformation
Informative disorders
Confidence
Elections
Brazil
Désinformation
Troubles de l’information
Confiance
Élections
Brésil
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Sumario:Trust is the foundation on which democracy is built. Not coincidentally, it is the main victim of attacks by disinformation merchants bent on undermining the electoral process and the democratic environment. In an environment of great dissemination of disinformation against the electoral process and the institutions involved, the Brazilian Electoral Justice has built a bold confrontational program aimed at tackling the effects of informational disorder on its democratic process. This article details the initiatives adopted by the TSE and its partnerships with digital platforms and civil society to guarantee transparency and to build trust and integrity in electoral processes in Brazil.