This article examines the tensions regarding freedom of artistic expression in Brazil, focusing on the controversies triggered by the performance Desenhando com Terços (Drawing with Rosaries), by Márcia X., and the play O Evangelho segundo Jesus, Rainha do Céu (The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven), starring the trans actress Renata Carvalho, both taken as paradigmatic of contemporary forms of censorship. To deepen the analysis of these controversies, the article draws on the sociology of public problems, adopting as a methodological principle the ordering of disturbances and problematic situations, as well as the publics and arenas they bring into being. The analysis reveals that, in clashes between different regimes of judgment, a far right counterpublic emerges and consolidates itself, acting through disruptive performances, contesting the cultural landscape, and seeking to restrict artistic productions that challenge its conservative values.
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