Media and corruption as a power-knowledge apparatus
an archeogenealogical analysis of political impeachment in Tocantins
Keywords:
Arqueogenealogia, Corrupção, Cassação, TocantinsAbstract
This article analyzes political discourse at its intersection with media discourse, a space in which legal and moralizing discourses intertwine and materialize in the “act of denunciation” corruption in Tocantins, a state marked by the recurrent impeachment of governors. To conduct this examination, the archaeogenealogical method of Discourse Analysis is used, drawing on some of its operational concepts such as statement, discursive formation, apparatus (dispositivo), and episteme. The corpus consists of a news piece from G1 Tocantins titled “Dismissals, resignations, and impeachment requests: no governor has completed a term in Tocantins for nearly 20 years,” published on September 4, 2025. The results indicate that corruption is not only a crime, but a power-knowledge apparatus mobilized selectively by the state’s hegemonic forces. Finally, the role of the media is assessed, functioning as an apparatus that amplifies these powers.
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