INFLUÊNCIA DA MÍDIA NO PROCESSO PENAL

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the influence of the media in the criminal process. The research was done about seeking to understand the current stance adopted by the media on the issue of crime, the criminal and its inadequate exposure by the media outlets against the constitutional principles that are guaranteed to the investigated, accused. A brief analysis was made of the media in the trajectory of humanity, the power of the media, the rights and guarantees of the accused, the right to the press, information and criminal populism. Addressing Penal Populism that within a context of strengthening the expansion of the penal system and a maximum criminal law through the movement of viewers with formed and punitive opinions, creating a type of criminal policy through the manipulation of the media. The study also portrays specific cases such as Isabela Nardoni and Eloá Cristina Pimentel. Regarding the results, the research revealed that the media phenomenon has a great influence on the criminal justice trials, and in a way, has caused damage with respect to several fundamental rights of the accused.