Mobilizações na rede social: o partido espanhol Podemos e o cenário eleitoral brasileiro

Abstract

The article aims to map and analyze the messages conveyed about the Brazilian political scenario on the Podemos party’s twitter, in order to unveil the narrative adopted by the Spanish party, during the period extending to the former president’s arrest decree Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), from April 5 to October 28, 2018, the date of the end of the second round of presidential elections. The party’s demonstrations are already recurring Podemos party on Twitter about the troubled Brazilian political scene, with frequent criticism of the impeachment process that culminated with the arrival of President Michel Temer (MDB) to power. After the issuance of the arrest warrant of former President Lula (PT) by the Federal Court, the contrary inferences intensified. The theoretical framework that the research intends is the potential that social networks embrace to broaden political dialogue and consolidate a party-political support network beyond the national sphere. The research will seek to reflect on the mobilization capacity of the new political agents born from networks and digital communication. Content analysis will be used as a methodology (BARDIN, 2011).