The Economist and Human Rights Violations in Brazil During the Military Dictatorship
Abstract The purpose of this article is to analyse British media coverage of the Brazilian dictatorship. Specifically, we examine coverage by the weekly news magazine The Economist in the period from the promulgation of Institutional Act 5 in December 1968, to 1975, the second year of the Geisel adm...
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doaj-20932f5faab94c07a8f3ca4d6549b19e2020-11-25T00:46:48ZspaPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroContexto Internacional1982-024040220322710.1590/s0102-8529.2018400200009S0102-85292018000200203The Economist and Human Rights Violations in Brazil During the Military DictatorshipCamila Maria Risso SalesJoão Roberto Martins FilhoAbstract The purpose of this article is to analyse British media coverage of the Brazilian dictatorship. Specifically, we examine coverage by the weekly news magazine The Economist in the period from the promulgation of Institutional Act 5 in December 1968, to 1975, the second year of the Geisel administration. We compare its coverage with that of The Times and The Guardian in order to reach an understanding of its portrayal of Brazil in terms of two themes in particular: economic performance (notably the ‘Brazilian miracle’), and political repression. We relate the latter theme to the international condemnations of torture, and the disappearance of political prisoners. Furthermore, given that The Economist mainly covers issues from an economic perspective, we examine shifts in the frequency and content of articles about Brazil, and conclude that The Economist’s portrayal of Brazil in the period under review deviated from that of much of the rest of the British Press.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292018000200203&lng=en&tlng=enBrasil ditatorialimagem externa do BrasilBrasil e InglaterraTortura no BrasilBrasil na imprensa britânica |
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Camila Maria Risso Sales João Roberto Martins Filho |
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Camila Maria Risso Sales |
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The Economist and Human Rights Violations in Brazil During the Military Dictatorship |
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The Economist and Human Rights Violations in Brazil During the Military Dictatorship |
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The Economist and Human Rights Violations in Brazil During the Military Dictatorship |
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The Economist and Human Rights Violations in Brazil During the Military Dictatorship |
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The Economist and Human Rights Violations in Brazil During the Military Dictatorship |
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economist and human rights violations in brazil during the military dictatorship |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro |
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Contexto Internacional |
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1982-0240 |
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Abstract The purpose of this article is to analyse British media coverage of the Brazilian dictatorship. Specifically, we examine coverage by the weekly news magazine The Economist in the period from the promulgation of Institutional Act 5 in December 1968, to 1975, the second year of the Geisel administration. We compare its coverage with that of The Times and The Guardian in order to reach an understanding of its portrayal of Brazil in terms of two themes in particular: economic performance (notably the ‘Brazilian miracle’), and political repression. We relate the latter theme to the international condemnations of torture, and the disappearance of political prisoners. Furthermore, given that The Economist mainly covers issues from an economic perspective, we examine shifts in the frequency and content of articles about Brazil, and conclude that The Economist’s portrayal of Brazil in the period under review deviated from that of much of the rest of the British Press. |
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Brasil ditatorial imagem externa do Brasil Brasil e Inglaterra Tortura no Brasil Brasil na imprensa britânica |
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