Brazilian media-centered anti-politics fused judicial and police celebrity

Evidence

In 2015, two new figures burst onto the political scene in Brazil, but neither of them were politicians. Working the courts was a hard-charging judge, and out on the streets, a cool cop. On a quest to clean up this country, this duo was taking names and breaking the rules, the story went, and the media absolutely loved them. β€” Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 601

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Legal-police TV dramas frame justice through institutions of authority β€” Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race…, 342; Fortuitous media-framed crimes can decide presidential elections

Broader Connections