Netflix has just released “Apocalypse in the tropics”, by Petra Costa, about the alliance between the former president of Brazil and the sinister Silas Malafaia, a society that remembers others in the world.
What counts “Apocalypse in the tropics “that has just been released in Netflixit happened in Brazil, not long ago, and has current resonances among us. Talk about the union of Jair Messias Bolsonaro With a rich evangelist leader of ultra -right, the influence of both in that country, defamation and arrogance as usual tools and other issues that today are modeling life and politics in the southern cone. And it is a really well done film, of abundant information, as disturbing as entertaining and enriched with illustrations of the Bosco, Brueghel, Rubensalso Fra Angelicoand delights of Bach, Vivaldi, Hermeto Pascoal and Ary Barrosoamong others. Interesting detail: Brad Pitt It is one of its executive producers.
Its author, who conducts the entire story with a soft voice, is called Petra Costa And she was an Oscar candidate for her previous film, “At the edge of democracy”about the agitated rise of Bolsonaro to power. Now review the parallel ascent of the telepredictor Malafaia Silas and his parishioners, his contagious hatred against leftists, indigenous, environmentalists, freethinkers and even against Anti-Covid vaccines. The list of hatred is even longer. Also profits. According to the magazine “Forbes”, Malafaia It is one of the richest preachers in Brazil, which sounds consistent for people like him, who consider material wealth as clear evidence of divine approval. Of course, there are other evangelists more inclined to the spiritual, tolerance and love of neighbor, such as the pastor Paulo Marcelo Schallenbergwhich appears in a scene. Too bad it is a single scene.
Petra Costa Review the background: the anti -communist preacher Billy Graham In the Maracaná, the North American Missionos Movement The Familyalso known as the love family, the report of Kissinger warning that the Catholic Church of Latin America was very unreliable (times of liberation theology in favor of the poor and Monsignor Helder Cámara faced with the military government), to the gradual growth of evangelical churches inside and evangelist representatives in Congress and even in the Supreme Court.
In a funny but very successful way, the own Lulaof Catholic religion, explains the reasons that lead to that growth. Of agile rhythm and good suspense, the movie of Coast Review the campaign against Lula and also against Alexandre de Moraespresident of the Supreme Court that allowed his candidacy, the brief farewell of Bolsonaro (“It is an honor to be the leader of millions of Brazilians who, like me, believe in economic freedom,” he said first, and after a few words he left without recognizing defeat, style Trump 2017) and the fierce attempt of rebellion of the Bolsonaristas invading the buildings of Congress and Courts, all shown with images of their own cellular.
Faced with the damage, the author recalls the value of democracy as a supreme form of generosity, since it implies the coexistence between enemies. And in the final credits an old song of Nelson Cavaquinho, “Final Juizo”: “O Sol has a brilhar Mais uma time/ A light of chegar to the chorções/ do badly it will be so that/ or love will be eternal again // é o final juízo/ a historia do bem e do bad/ quero ter olhos pra Ver/ a evil disappear.” But it’s just a song.
“Apocalypse in the tropics” (Apocalypse Tropics, Brazil-Eeuu-Dinamarca, 2024). Dir.: Petra Costa. Documentary. Netflix.
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