Abstract
In this paper, we promote a dialogue between the sociology of corruption and the sociology of scandals, in order to identify and discursively analyze the interpretative repertoires of the magazines Veja and Carta Capital on corruption scandals in the case of the Lava-Jato Operation, in the first year after its outbreak. We conducted a qualitative documentary research, gathering reports on the case under analysis, and identified the three main interpretive repertoires of the two magazines. The results indicate that Veja constructs the scandal in order to oppose the situation party, the Workers’ Party (PT). Carta Capital, however, attempts to deconstruct the scandal by arguing that the media should only inform the reader and adopt a non-partisan stance, in order not to influence the elector reader.
Keywords:
Scandals; Corruption; Power; Lava-Jato Operation