The Presence of the Double Bind in Jair Bolsonaro's Speech: strategy, incompetence or insanity?
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Speech. Brazilian President. Paradoxes. Play of power. Double Bind.Abstract
The speech of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, made on September 7, 2021 to his supporters in the city of São Paulo/SP - Brazil is the object of this article, which aims to observe the presence of the double bind. The method used for the research was qualitative, with the observation and analysis of this discourse to point out how these double messages and objectives of their use are presented. The research had theoretical support from Bateson (1976), Epstein (1993), Watzlawick et al.(1973), Winkin (1981), and other theorists who use the double bind theory. With the analysis, it is observed that, in the speech of a President, in which univocity is expected, the constant use of the double bind can be a strategy to increase his sphere of power, increasing his arbitrariness, whether due to an excessive desire for power. , touching on incompetence, or even insanity, both considered incongruous with instrumental rationality.
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