The Brazilian military engagement in Haiti through the lens of peace journalism

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/rlpc.v5i10.17675

Keywords:

MINUSTAH, Brazil, peace journalism, violence

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze Brazil's military participation in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), between 2004 and 2017, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The contribution of this work lies in the theoretical-methodological framework that guided the analysis – peace journalism – and in the sources mobilized for this purpose – the newspapers of the Brazilian mainstream press, especially Folha de S. Paulo. Based on the content analysis of the aforementioned material, we argue that media coverage prioritized official sources and gave greater emphasis to contextualization elements of the Haitian crisis than to Brazilian military action under a robust mandate. The country's role in MINUSTAH was widely discussed and most of the time it was associated with the command position that would supposedly guarantee Brazil’s international projection. The impacts of MINUSTAH in the Brazilian domestic scenario, especially considering public security operations, received little attention from the newspaper.

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Author Biographies

Juliana de Paula Bigatão Puig, UNIFESP

Doutora em Relações Internacionais pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação “San Tiago Dantas” (Unesp/Unicamp/Puc-SP), Brasil. Professora adjunta no Departamento de Relações Internacionais da Escola Paulista de Política, Economia e Negócios (EPPEN) da Universidade Federal de São Paulo e pesquisadora do Grupo de Estudos de Defesa e Segurança Internacional (GEDES).

Érica Cristina Alexandre Winand

Doutora em História e Cultura Política pela UNESP. Professora do Departamento de Relações Internacionais da Universidade Federal de Sergipe.

Aanne Karolinne Santos da Cruz, UFS, Brasil

Bacharel em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Integrante do Observatório de Política Exterior (OPEx) da Rede UNESP-UFS. Pesquisadora do Grupo de Estudos Críticos de Cooperação e Paz em Defesa, Segurança e Política Externa (COOP&PAZ).

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Published

2024-07-18

How to Cite

Bigatão Puig, J. de P. ., Alexandre Winand , Érica C. ., & Santos da Cruz, A. K. (2024). The Brazilian military engagement in Haiti through the lens of peace journalism. Latin American Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, 5(10), 48–62. https://doi.org/10.5377/rlpc.v5i10.17675

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Vol. 5 No. 10 (2024)

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Artículos de investigación

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