EDUCATIONAL POLICY, BOLSONARISM, AND THE USE OF ICTs IN SÃO PAULO

Abstract

The article aims to present how the policy for the use of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs) under the current educational administration of
São Paulo and the process of disseminating disinformation associated with the political
construction of Tarcísio de Freitas align with Bolsonarist references. To achieve this, in
addition to engaging with academic literature, a documentary analysis of the govern- ment plan and measures related to education and ICTs implemented by the adminis- tration was conducted. Statements by the current governor of São Paulo were also
selected to position him within the far-right’s disinformation strategy. It is argued that
the deepening of “platformization” and the use of ICTs, conducted in an uncritical and
authoritarian manner, along with the spread of disinformation, are key components of
Tarcísio’s political agenda. These policies have worsened teachers’ working conditions
and exacerbated the dismantling of social ties and human connections essential for
learning in the school environment.