Title Media Leaks and Corruption in Brazil : the Infostorm of Impeachment and the Lava-Jato Scandal

Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (223 pages) Series Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics Ser Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics Ser Contents Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Media System and Political Journalism of Brazil; 3 Leaks and Their Effect in Media and on Politics; 4 Lawfare and the Judiciary-Political Relations during the Lava-Jato Corruption Scandal; 5 The Informational Cascades of Impeachment and the Lava-Jato Scandal; 6 Coup d'état or Constitutional Act?; Afterword: Lula and Lava-Jato; Index Summary Analyzing the political consequences of the most extensive corruption investigation in recent Latin American history, Operação Lava-Jato, Media Leaks and Corruption in Brazil answers two central questions about the contradictory effects news media has on political systems. First, how can political actors in a seemingly well-functioning democracy quickly override checks and balances, and replace a head of state with a corrupt vice-president? Second, how can very active news media, while ostensibly performing the role of the watchdog, still fail to deliver media accountability to the public?Combining a quantitative view of the media sphere with case studies of the leaks, legal actions, and alliances forming and breaking in the Brazilian Congress, Mads Bjelke Damgaard demonstrates that the media's attention to leaks and investigations of corruption paved the way for Dilma Rousseff's impeachment. By timing the disclosure of information in scandals, actors with inside information were able to drive the media agenda and let some scandals escape from the limelight. The book delivers an in-depth study of how scandals become political weapons in a time of media personalities and post-politics. This book will interest scholars of Latin American Studies, and Brazil, and the broader fields of media studies, democracy studies, and journalism studies Notes Print version record Subject Rousseff, Dilma -- Impeachment SUBJECT Rousseff, Dilma fast Subject Petróleo Brasileiro, S.A. -- Corrupt practices SUBJECT Petróleo Brasileiro, S.A. fast Subject Press and politics -- Brazil Mass media -- Political aspects -- Brazil Political corruption -- Brazil. Leaks (Disclosure of information) -- Political aspects -- Brazil POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- Caribbean & Latin American. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies. Corruption Impeachments Mass media -- Political aspects Political corruption Politics and government Press and politics SUBJECT Brazil -- Politics and government -- 2003- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006000639 Subject Brazil Form Electronic book ISBN 9781351049283 1351049283 9781351049290 1351049291 9781351049276 1351049275 9781351049306 1351049305

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