Tonos intolerantes en discursos de grandes medios de comunicación brasileños: un estudio dialógico.

This paper presents a dialogical analysis of discourses with intolerant tones against President Dilma Rousseff published by mass media during her impeachment process. Based on a dialogical perspective on discourse, it analyzes verbal and visual utterances from magazine Isto É, in its April 06, 2016 issue, and from newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, in its May 02, 2016 issue. We observe how media produces those discourses and targets subjects with intolerance. Our results reveal that while intolerant tones are addressed to a specific victim, they also presuppose a chorus of support from those who share their values and feed their production, reception, and transmission. This process encourages intolerance and polarization within society. The arguments made in this paper lead us to think about the relevant role played by a responsible media that respects differences and is proactive, critical, investigative, and committed to social issues. This results in a chorus of support focused not only on fighting against the current intolerance crisis but also on preserving democratic values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]