In Latin America, corruption is a constituent element of cultural, social and government practices. After Lava Jato Scandal, considered the biggest corruption scandal ever recorded in the region, the agenda gained even more centrality, especially from the media. The vision of this research is that journalists are fundamental Political Communication actors who actively participate in the definition and construction of news and, thus, in the construction of reality. In this sense, this journalism research in the field of Political Communication identifies and analyzes perceptions constructed by Brazilian journalists about corruption and Lava Jato, and the role of journalism and journalists in this coverage. The work uses a case study research strategy, combining application and thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with a complementary analysis of media content framing. The research shows that perceptions about corruption are mainly linked to Politics and journalists recognize the existence of an alliance between the media and the task force during the Lava Jato, which was constituted of complicity and instrumentalization. The work also details perceptions about the status quo that involved and involves the coverage of political scandals of great proportion. As contributions, the research seeks to bring clues about the definitions of corruption, Lava Jato and political journalism that pervade public discussion arenas in Brazil; and hopes to assist in the use of qualitative interpretive methods in field studies in the region.