Anticomunismo, fascismo e o entorno político-religioso: análise do discurso das massas do bolsonarismo (2019–2022)

Abstract

The discourses used in the widespread Bolsonarist manifestations in Brazil between 2019 and 2022, under Jair Bolsonaro's administration, are examined in this article. It aims to examine how these discourses, in particular through the creation of enemies and the targeting of political rivals, helped to symbolically legitimize Bolsonaro's political authority. The study, which falls under the category of contemporary history, focuses on visual materials (such as flags, banners, and posters) gathered from national media outlets and archives. The goal of the analysis is to interpret the political-religious and anti-communist narratives found in these demonstrations using Michel Foucault's theoretical and methodological framework for discourse analysis (2008). I suggest debates with writers that depict fascism as a flexible movement, such as Umberto Eco (2013), and as part of a social and psychological framework, such as Wilhelm Reich (2019).