CARVALHO, K. K. L.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2959920163884327; CARVALHO, Karmem Karol Lima.
Abstract:
This work aims to analyze the incidence of fake news in an electoral scenario,
and the possible legislative solutions that are being elaborated to reduce the
effects of the phenomenon. The theme gained evidence during the 2016
American elections, when fakes news came to be used to benefit Donald
Trump. Initially, we made some notes on the interference of the new media in
the electoral process, the need for access to truthful information and the holding
of fair elections as essential mechanisms for the consolidation of democracy.
We continue to discuss the influence of the spread of false news in the electoral
period, and how it can directly affect voters' decision-making. For that, we opted
for a national cut, analyzing the specificities of fake news in Brazil, during the
2018 elections. Finally, we analyzed the current legislation and the legislative
proposals that are configured as an initiative in the process of struggle to solve
the problem. In methodological terms, the deductive approach method was
used, which starts from a general line to reach a conclusion. The work is a
bibliographic research, where we start from the knowledge already accumulated
on the theme, expressed in books and periods. Therefore, the study has an
exploratory and qualitative character, aiming to achieve and provide important
information on the subject. Throughout the study, we realized that the current
Brazilian legislation still does not have the necessary means to face fake news,
and that the legislative proposals headed by the Brazilian parliament work,
mostly, in a repressive way. From this perspective, we conclude that such
proposals do not guarantee the solution of the harmful effects of wrong
information, but some of them are indispensable, such as digital literacy as a
public policy, which can help the citizen to discern what is true or false. It should
also be noted that in project nº 2,360 / 20, approved by the Federal Senate,
there is a need for greater debate, both on the part of society and specialists, so
that legislation that is made in haste and that subsequently causes censorship.