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AbstractIn the context of media studies, the theme of populism in its relation to digital media has gained a great prominence in the last decade. The emergence of new populist political actors that use direct communication to appeal to the people without intermediaries, as well as the consolidation of digital social networks, involve interfaces between media and political processes that we intend to observe, having as object the scenario of the Portuguese Legislative Elections of 2022. Indeed, in this article we address how the populist communication of André Ventura, leader of the Portuguese radical right party, Chega, is constructed during the election campaign period. To analyze the discursive mechanisms of populism in the digital realm, we conducted a study of the corpus derived from André Ventura's posts on the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, during the month of January 2022, coinciding with the electoral campaign period. We sought to describe the discursive strategies present in the construction of the representation of "people", considering the polarization "us versus them", and examine the meanings of the world mobilized by populist communication in opposition to out-groups identified as "enemies" of the pure or authentic people. The results of our content analysis, focusing on the 143 tweets constituting Ventura's narrative during the election period, indicate parallels with the discursive tactics of radical right populism. These include a narrative emphasizing conflict between "us and them," a spotlight on the dysfunctions within the democratic system, the glorification of integrity in the face of political corruption, nativist discourse, and a prevailing tendency towards negative communication.

Este artículo analiza los principales resultados de las elecciones de enero de 2022 en Portugal. La mayoría absoluta conquistada por el del Partido Socialista, la derrota de los partidos a la izquierda de los socialistas, la fragmentación de la derecha política o el crecimiento de la ultraderecha como tercera fuerza, son una ocasión propicia para reflexionar sobre los cambios políticos en el país luso.

The essay that the reader is holding in his hands is an attempt to understand the extent to which, in the present-day, we are watching the return of a visibility, exposure and surveillance system that a utilitarian author like Jeremy Bentham baptized of Panopticon, or "place where everything is seen". In fact, the pinnacle of the "information society", and the present scenario of widespread surveillance intensified by the establishment of Security State post- September 11th, has implications in the practices of control over individuals on a daily basis, what Deleuze calls "societies of control" at the same time it contributes to the frontiers dilution between the public sphere and the private sphere. In this sense, we consider it is important to do a review on "disciplinary societies" surveillance and the control of "biopower" theorized by Michel Foucault to subsequently realize how new surveillance technologies increase, exponentially, the subjects' transparency. ; El ensayo que el lector tiene entre manos es una tentativa para comprender la medida en que, hoy en día, estamos viendo el retorno a un sistema de vigilancia, visibilidad y exposición que un autor utilitarista como Jeremy Bentham bautizó como Panóptico o "lugar donde todo es visto". En verdad, el auge de la "sociedad de la información", y el escenario actual de vigilancia generalizada, intensificada por el establecimiento de un Estado de Seguridad después del 11 de septiembre, tiene implicaciones en las prácticas de control sobre los individuos diariamente, lo que Deleuze llama "sociedad de control", al mismo tiempo que contribuye a diluir las fronteras entre la esfera pública y la esfera privada. En este sentido, consideramos que es importante hacer un comentario sobre las "sociedades disciplinares", la vigilancia y el control de "biopoder", teorizado por Michel Foucault, para entender, posteriormente, cómo las nuevas tecnologías de vigilancia aumentan, exponencialmente, la transparencia de los sujetos. ; O ensaio que o leitor tem em mãos é uma ...