A influência da mídia na formação da opinião pública e sua interferência no processo legislativo brasileiro: uma análise das principais modificações na lei dos crimes hediondos mediante pressão popular

Abstract

The study investigates the influence of the media on the formation of public opinion and how this interferes in the Brazilian legislative process, based on emblematic cases that highlight the relationship between media coverage, popular pressure and the drafting of laws. The research uses a qualitative approach, based on a bibliographic review and document analysis, exploring the concepts of agenda-setting, media criminology and the views of some researchers on the existence of public opinion. In addition, case studies such as Operation Lava Jato and the murder of Daniella Perez illustrate how popular opinion, through the media, interferes in legislative decisions, shaped by legal symbolism and immediate responses. It is concluded that the approval of laws without a coherent and in-depth debate results in ineffective norms, increasing the number of laws, generating an imbalance between social demands and legal rationality.