“Não se sabe se é opção, se nasceu assim”: a influência discursiva de Jair Bolsonaro sobre a Sexualidade no debate político de 2018.

Abstract

This dissertation aims to analyze the discursive construction on the theme of sexuality carried out by Jair Messias Bolsonaro in the 2018 elections and its relevance concerning other themes constructed during the period. For this purpose, it is assumed that to build his speech, in the electoral period analyzed, Bolsonaro used an articulatory practice that sought to establish heteronormativity in the social, as a hegemonic order. This discursive logic made use of elements that commonly linked different meanings to the theme, which corroborated for social markers and negative stereotypes related to Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders, Queer, Intersex, Asexuals and others (LGBTQIA+). It is important to mention that these were recognized as enemies of a moral and Christian culture and, with that, as those who would interfere in the social and ethical development of the country. Impregnated with a misogynist, sexist and homophobic discourse, this discursive strategy sought to mobilize more conservative and fundamentalist wings of society through a fundamentally conflicting discourse. To this end, the analysis of the candidate's political trajectory demonstrated his political influences until his national projection in 2018, which placed itself in opposition to the “old politics”. The Discourse Theory developed by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe becomes essential to understanding how the discursive intricacies took place, under the aspect of broad and specific discourse, whether in the official Twitter account or electoral advertisements on television and radio. These sought to present Bolsonaro as the one who would represent change and the rescue of a society in extreme disorder and social chaos, from an ethical, moral, Christian and patriotic point of view.