Disinformation about carbon credit policies

disputes over meaning in video about amazonian community

Abstract

This study analyzes the disputes over meaning surrounding carbon credit policies, taking as a case study the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) documentary about the Amazonian community of Santo Ezequiel Moreno, in Portel, Pará. The research investigates how information disorder manifests itself in this context and how audiovisual narratives are strategically used in the dispute for frames. An analysis of the audiovisual framing, in light of Willloquet-Maricondi's theory, demonstrates how the CPT uses the language of ecocinema to construct a narrative that directly contrasts with the hegemonic discourse of carbon companies. The research concludes that media narratives about carbon credits not only reinforce power asymmetries but also hide socio-environmental impacts, silencing voices and rendering the ecological wisdom of communities invisible.