The paradox of the far-right’s appropriation of the anti-system discourse in Brazil: an analysis of the argumentation in Jair Bolsonaro’s political discourse

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34096/sys.n46.14358
Keywords: Ultra-right, Critical Discourse Analysis, Political discourse

Abstract

The article explores the ambiguity between the anti-system discourse appropriated by the far-right and the articulation of narratives of hatred and opposition to government policies aimed at promoting social equity. To do so, it examines the speech delivered by Jair Messias Bolsonaro, then President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, on September 7, 2021, on Avenida Paulista in São Paulo. The research is based on linguistic analysis of discourse and argumentation (Verón 1987, Charaudeau 2009), adopting a critical and ethnographic perspective. The study identified that Bolsonaro’s discourse employs argumentative strategies that describe a catastrophic scenario that, according to him, prevents him from governing. Furthermore, he uses a discourse against the system, which he associates with his enemies —the democratic institutions— while paradoxically producing a narrative of hatred against policies aimed at promoting social equality.

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Author Biography

Sabrine Weber, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Ph.D. in Linguistics at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) (in progress - 2024); Master's degree in Literature from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM, 2018); Bachelor's degree in Portuguese and Portuguese Language Literatures from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2015). She is dedicated to studies in the field of Applied Linguistics from the perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Genre Analysis, focusing on topics such as reading, writing, and rewriting methodologies for texts; discursive practices of disinformation in digital media in the context of Late Modernity. She is a research fellow funded by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES, Brazil).
Published
2024-12-23
How to Cite
Weber, S. (2024). The paradox of the far-right’s appropriation of the anti-system discourse in Brazil: an analysis of the argumentation in Jair Bolsonaro’s political discourse. Signo & Seña, (46). https://doi.org/10.34096/sys.n46.14358
Issue
No 46 (2024): Julio-Diciembre
Section
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