Jornalismo e punitivismo penal: análise das narrativas sobre as saídas temporárias de Suzane Von Richthofen

Abstract

The objective of this research focuses on analyzing the speeches produced by the press about temporary exits, a device legitimized by the Penal Execution Law (7.210/1984) recognized by the Brazilian legal system, which legitimizes provisional and conditional freedom for prisoners in a semi-open regime. The observation focuses specifically on the news published through the digital portals G1, R7 Notícias, UOL and Veja, which deal with the enjoyment of this benefit by Suzane Von Richthofen, who has been serving a sentence since 2002 for her involvement in the murder of her parents and obtained in 2015 the right to progression of the regime, which favored her with temporary exits. Since then, on scheduled dates, various communication vehicles have launched themselves at the doors of the penitentiary where Suzane is serving her sentence to report the event that put her on temporary release. In order to understand the journalistic narrative constructed from the facts, this research uses Content Analysis as a methodological tool, which is based on Michel Foucault's studies on prison institutions and disciplinary power, associated with Eugênio Zaffaroni's conceptualizations on the use of the media as a conduit for punitive discourse.