Overview
- Petra Costa’s documentary charts how Brazil’s evangelical movement and US-style prayer breakfasts propelled Jair Bolsonaro to power in 2019.
- The film opens in U.S. cinemas on July 11 and begins streaming on Netflix on July 14.
- Bolsonaro is on trial for his role in attempting to overturn the 2022 election after refusing to concede defeat.
- On July 7, President Trump took to Truth Social to condemn Bolsonaro’s treatment and demand he be left alone.
- Costa uses archival footage and interviews to examine the erosion of Brazil’s democratic checks and balances and draw connections to U.S. political polarization.