Scandal Machines: How News Frames and Encrypted Networks Undermine Institutional Trust in Brazil

• In Event: Trust, Attribution, and Interference in Elections Around the World

Brief Overview

It links Brazil’s authoritarian legacies to hybrid media ecologies (TV–WhatsApp) to explain eroding democratic trust. It argues leader‐centric templates and disinformation frames normalize exceptionalism and delegitimize institutions n elections.

Author

• André Felipe Canuto Coelho, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)