O coronelismo eletrônico na microrregião de Santana do Ipanema - AL: um estudo a partir da economia política

Abstract

This paper aims to reflect on the use of radio concessions by politicians from the perspective of coronelismo, which, at the same time, presents itself in a different dress, but also with problems. It is analyzed that the content transmitted by the radio stations, being filtered by the sieve of political-electoral interest, can provoke the strengthening of groups and families and, thus, the maintenance of these in the political power of several cities and states. In order to promote a punctual and effective analysis, it is based on a case study that focuses on the radios of the micro-region of Santana do Ipanema, in the Sertão de Alagoas, which belong to candidates and / or politicians occupying electoral positions , while questioning on: What are the interferences of such a relationship for the socioeconomic development of the locality in which it is inserted? In order to answer the question of research, a qualitative research was carried out that used as data collection elements the bibliographic review, from the interdisciplinary studies of the Political Economy of Communication, cases of Mota and A. Santos (2015) and S. Santos ( 2006), is responsible for adapting the concept of coronelism to its new electronic version; (Bolaño, 2011) and Santos and Normande (2009) were used as reference. In addition, documentary research is conducted on legislation on broadcasting in Brazil and on official websites to search for information on the radios of the Santana do Ipanema-AL microregion, cases of the Corporate Control Monitoring System (SIACCO) and the Control System of Broadcasting (Mosaic). As a result, of the 10 concessions found in the 10 municipalities of the microregion, there was a direct relationship with politicians occupying their positions and / or their relatives in two of the radios of the municipality of Santana do Ipanema-AL, which shows that the possession of radio stations by politicians of the region would be used as instrument of social control and maintenance of the current social realities.