The participation of evangelical artists in the 2022 presidential elections: a look at support for Bolsonaro from social networks

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v17i3.76723

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The article evaluates the participation of evangelical artists in in the 2022 presidential elections based on their posts on Instagram. Specifically, the text deals with a video published on October 28, 2022, shared by fourteen artists. The results identified engagement in a universe of 45 million followers, and the work, the national anthem, the main symbol of national identity and captured by Christian nationalism, was viewed more than 37 million times. The survey aimed to contribute to the discussion of the effects of social networks on democracy and the political behavior of the evangelical segment and the algorithm in the electoral process, with emphasis on rigging communication in a niche segment, in the selection of selected gospel artists in Brazil in 2022.

Keywords: 2022 elections, gospel artist, Instagram, democracy.

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2023-12-20

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OLIVEIRA DE LIMA, L. The participation of evangelical artists in the 2022 presidential elections: a look at support for Bolsonaro from social networks. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 17, n. 3, p. 105–132, 2023. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v17i3.76723. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/76723. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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