Vozes da resistência: narrativas da pública sobre os agentes e os conflitos nos projetos hidrelétricos do Tapajós

Abstract

The ecosystem of the Brazilian media is predominantly made up of groups organized in hegemonic oligopolies. These groups also act as news organizations that use their narratives to build the world’s perceptions. However the Amazon reality presented is marked by stereotypes and visions on misleading the people of the region. This paper analyzes the agents and conflicts related to hydroelectric projects in the Tapajós basin in the report Public, investigative journalism agency, in order to understand the differences in the traditional press in the production of meaning on the Amazon. The narratives are identified and contextualized conflicts and agents in this power relationship, where the Public subverts the hegemonic logic and inserts the "resistance voices" to hydroelectric projects as the protagonists of the stories. The very public also poses as resistance in the journalistic field, leading to a discussion on how media regulation can act to enlarge spaces and democratic debates.